For Ed Johnson, fighting fires starts before he enters a burning building. During his 19-year career on the St. Peter Fire Department, Johnson has been guided by the philosophy that the best way to fight a fire is to prevent one from beginning in the first place.
Thatโs why Johnson has spent his spent almost two decades teaching St. Peterโs youth the importance of fire safety. Every year, Johnson addresses as many as 400 to 500 kids on how to prevent fires from starting and how to stay safe if a fire does breakout in their home or school โ teaching them everything from how to stop, drop and roll, to what to do if they smell smoke, to what to expect if a firefighter does come to rescue them.
