Five-year-old Willy Smith is no stranger to firetrucks.
In fact, Smith had climbed onto one before on two other occasions before Saturday when he got his third chance during an open house event at the Pullman Fire Department's newly renovated Fire Station No. 2. But this time was different - he was going to be sitting up front rather than in back.
As he clambered into the driver's seat, Willy realized two things: One, he was going to be a firefighter one day, and two, he was in serious need of some ice cream.
"I don't really like this heat, but I guess I'll need to get used to it," Willy said, one hand gripping the steering wheel, while the other one toyed with the idea of honking the truck's horn.