Touch A Truck & Beyond continues to grow

Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

  • Flight Medic Brittney Little, left, and Jerica Sasse help Jett Sasse, 6, of Edmond, down from the Air EVAC Lifeteam EC130 helicopter, out of Seminole, during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12. There was also a helicopter from the Air & Marine Operations US Customs & Border Protection at the event.
    Flight Medic Brittney Little, left, and Jerica Sasse help Jett Sasse, 6, of Edmond, down from the Air EVAC Lifeteam EC130 helicopter, out of Seminole, during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12. There was also a helicopter from the Air & Marine Operations US Customs & Border Protection at the event.
  • Air EVAC Lifeteam Pilot Mike Koval answers questions from Nicholas Medley, 6, of Shawnee, as his sister, Emmerlie, 3, sits in the back of the 2024 EC130 helicopter during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12. Koval said their company, out of Seminole, has invested in all the latest safety equipment, including auto pilot, air intake system, three GPSs, and traffic avoidance system.
    Air EVAC Lifeteam Pilot Mike Koval answers questions from Nicholas Medley, 6, of Shawnee, as his sister, Emmerlie, 3, sits in the back of the 2024 EC130 helicopter during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12. Koval said their company, out of Seminole, has invested in all the latest safety equipment, including auto pilot, air intake system, three GPSs, and traffic avoidance system.
  • Connor Haynie, 4, and Rayden Presley, 5, both of Ada, look over the controls of a Bethel Acres Fire Department engine during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12.
    Connor Haynie, 4, and Rayden Presley, 5, both of Ada, look over the controls of a Bethel Acres Fire Department engine during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12.
  • Gordon Cooper Technology Center Composite Squadron member Keagan Hillman, 14, of Prague, teaches Lily Zuaznabar, 9, of Dale, to perform CPR during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12.
    Gordon Cooper Technology Center Composite Squadron member Keagan Hillman, 14, of Prague, teaches Lily Zuaznabar, 9, of Dale, to perform CPR during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on April 12.
  • Siri, the Black Sabled German Shepherd search and rescue dog, plays fetch with Parker Jones, 5, of Chickasha, using a rock at the Touch A Truck and Beyond event on April 12. Oklahoma City Metro Search and Rescue brought their six-year-old highly trained dogs, Siri and Mila, as well as a plastic skeleton to teach about bones. Jones is shown with his mother, Kiersten, and sister, Payton, 12, far left.
    Siri, the Black Sabled German Shepherd search and rescue dog, plays fetch with Parker Jones, 5, of Chickasha, using a rock at the Touch A Truck and Beyond event on April 12. Oklahoma City Metro Search and Rescue brought their six-year-old highly trained dogs, Siri and Mila, as well as a plastic skeleton to teach about bones. Jones is shown with his mother, Kiersten, and sister, Payton, 12, far left.
  • Magen Drake and Director Brian Smith of OKC Metro Search & Rescue teach two children about the bones of the body.
    Magen Drake and Director Brian Smith of OKC Metro Search & Rescue teach two children about the bones of the body.
  • Paramedic Jake Shirey with Shawnee REACT hands out stickers.
    Paramedic Jake Shirey with Shawnee REACT hands out stickers.
  • Shawnee Firefighters Dillon McCabe, Denis Taron and Cody Tate give stickers and talk with children and parents
    Shawnee Firefighters Dillon McCabe, Denis Taron and Cody Tate give stickers and talk with children and parents
  • Shawnee Fire Department
    Shawnee Fire Department
  • Two boys & a Bethel Acres Fire Engine
    Two boys & a Bethel Acres Fire Engine
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