On Thursday, the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center hosted its 20th annual 911 Awareness Day.
Joe Thomas, the Director of Sussex County Emergency Services said, “This is all about educating the kids about public safety and what happens when you call 911.”
Over a thousand kids attended Thursdays event.
One girl named Zapura said, “I feel like it was a good experience because if you want to do this, it kind of shows you what they do and how to do it.”
Dispatchers, fire fighters, paramedics and police were all on hand giving kids an idea of what they go through on a day to day basis.
Ronald Millman, a firefighter said, “We’ve got to have somebody take over for us when we’re done and the only way to get the word out and to teach the kids to do it is to get them interested in wanting to do it is by having an event like this.”