Went on a field trip. Thoroughly terrified the children.

Took the kids to a fire station today to give them some hands on experience with emergencies. We got put in fake kitchens that experienced earthquakes, vacuous wind tunnels to simulate hurricanes, used real fire extinguishers to put out fake fires, and, the highlight of the day, we got put through an obstacle course where we were either in pitch black or blinded by smoke so as to experience how it feels to be trapped in a burning building. And in case we didn't appreciate the seriousness of the situation, there were fake corpses scattered around the maze. My kids did ok, but a couple of the girls got lost and were screaming in absolute terror until I retraced my steps and found them by an elevator shaft where a beheaded man was sprawled.
A pretty good field trip.