Eight-year-old Amelia McCulley was also a first-place winner in the City Fire Department's fire safety poster contest and this morning it was her turn to ride in Engine 11 to school.
All of her classmates at St. Joe's turned out to see her arrive at school after she was driven around the city a bit in the truck.
Chief Jim Maxwell, Colin, 9, Matthew, 3, Amelia, their mother Amanda. and firefighter Mike Dorgan.
What a thrill for a eleven
What a thrill for a eleven year ago to be driven to school in a bright shiney fire truck. She will remember this the rest of her life.