052418 LCJ Fire Training (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Fire Medic Clint Herdegen with the Wauconda Fire District helps Ryan Piraka, 4, of Gurnee hit the target with a fire hose during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Fire Medic Clint Herdegen with the Wauconda Fire District helps Ryan Piraka, 4, of Gurnee hit his target using a fire hose during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Fire Medic Clint Herdegen, with the Wauconda Fire District, helps Henry Sorenson, 5, of Libertyville hit the target using a fire hose during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Julia Paukert, of Gurnee teaches Chace Gordon, 4, of North Chicago how to Stop, Drop and Roll during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.Paukert was a volunteer from Warren Township High School's FBLA Chapter.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Julia Paukert, of Gurnee teaches Chace Gordon, 4, of North Chicago how to Stop, Drop and Roll during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.Paukert was a volunteer from Warren Township High School's FBLA Chapter.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Freddy Gama, 6, of Waukegan decides whether to go down the fire pole as Jimmy Bolf, 17, of Buffalo Grove stands by his side as he waits to help him during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Keith Hohs, a Lake Zurich firefighter paramedic, gives a fist bump to Freddy Gama, 6, of Waukegan before he goes down the fire pole during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Ethan Cade, 8, of Beach Park gets some help from Aidan Klos, of Crystal Lake, a cadet with the Wauconda Fire District, as he slides down the fire pole during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A.J. Callahan, of Lake Villa, a TOPS K-9 trainer, works with Hunter, a German Shepherd, on a K-9 Demo with his dog handler, Phil Mazur, a Gurnee Police K-9 officer in control during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Chris Chamberlain, maintenance man II with the Gurnee Public Works Department, talks about how the Village of Gurnee maintains their fire hydrants during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.There are approximately 2500 fire hydrants in Gurnee.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Firefighter Connor Adams with the Lake Bluff Fire Department, cuts open a car windshield during an auto extrication demo during the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lake Bluff firefighters tear apart a car during an auto extrication demo at the 21st Annual Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills.(5/19/18)