NFD firefighter Wayne Richardson puts on the oxygen mask he wears during fires to show the McLaurin kindergarten students what he will look like if he comes into their house to fight a fire. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

Natchez Fire Department firefighter Joe Jones reaches out his hand so McLaurin Elementary School kindergarten students can high-five him. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

McLaurin kindergarten students Madison Williams and J’Len Keys reach to touch firefighter Wayne Richardson’s oxygen mask while he gives their classmates high-fives. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

McLaurin kindergarten student John Holliday cheers with his classmates to go see the Natchez Fire Department’s fire truck. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)