Students and parents should not be alarmed on their first day back to school when they are greeted by a fire truck on campus, Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said. The Salisbury fire trucks, adorned with safety reminder banners, will be stationed at local schools to remind drivers to slow down and proceed with extra caution.

Salisbury Fire Marshal Terry Smith said the Salisbury Fire Department is joining the Salisbury Police Department and the Rowan-Salisbury School System to increase back-to-school safety awareness while reminding drivers to be extra attentive and alert for pedestrian traffic. Fire trucks will be on display today and Tuesday at Isenberg and Overton elementary schools, Salisbury Academy, Knox Middle and Henderson and Salisbury high schools.