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At the
Fire Station
by Victor Violi

Genre Build Background Access Content Extend Language

Nonfiction • Fire Fighters • Definitions • Compound

• Teamwork • Captions Words
• Community and Labels
Workers

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Talk About It

At the
1. Tell about the different jobs fire fighters
have to do.

Fire Station
2. Would you like to be a fire fighter? Why
or why not?
by Victor Violi
Write About It
3. On a separate sheet of paper, make a
schedule for a fire station. Show what
the fire fighters will do all day and all
night. Remember, you do not know
when there will be a fire alarm.

Extend Language
Compound words are made by putting
two smaller words together. The word
firehouse is made from fire and house.
What two smaller words are in teamwork?
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Images; 2 ©Vince Streano/Corbis; 3 ©Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images; 4 ©B. Daemmrich/
The Image Works, Inc.; 5 ©Jeff Greenburg/PhotoEdit; 6 Gaetano/Corbis; 7 ©Richard
Hutchings/PhotoEdit; 8 Brand X Pictures/Getty Images.

ISBN: 0-328-14147-X

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 helmet
fire fighters
fire hose
The fire fighters are on the job! They
work as a team. Each fire fighter has a
special job to do.
Some fire fighters drive the truck.
Drivers must know how to drive the
truck safely. They must know the
quickest route to the fire. Drivers must
watch out for cars and people.
route: way to get to a particular place
2 3
When they get to the fire, the fire
fighters hop out of the truck. Some
hurry to hook up the hose. They spray
water on the fire.
Some fire fighters put on masks to
protect them from smoke. These brave
fire fighters rush into the burning
building. They need to see if anyone is
trapped inside.
 Even fire fighters go to classes.
Fire fighters keep busy even when
they are not fighting a fire. On some
days, fire fighters have special classes.
They learn to use new equipment. They
practice their skills. They must not make
mistakes when they are fighting a fire!
equipment: tools needed to do a job
4 5
What would you like to learn from a
fire fighter?
Some fire fighters have a very special
job. They visit schools to teach fire
safety. They tell children how to prevent
fires and how to report them. They
teach children how to escape from a
fire. They make sure schools are safe.
 fire truck
Most fire fighters stay at the fire
station for 24 hours—a full day and
night. They eat and sleep there.
Fire fighters have chores at the fire
station. They keep the station clean.
They wash the fire trucks. They make
sure the hoses and other tools work
well. They keep themselves safe.
6 7
Fire fighters eat in the fire station.
They make their meals. Some fire
fighters shop for the food. Some cook.
Others clean up and wash the dishes.
Everyone helps, and everyone is glad
when it is time to sit down to eat.

pole
A fire fighter uses a pole to move
down quickly.
But sometimes the alarm goes off just
as the fire fighters sit down!
Then the fire fighters quickly jump
up. They leave their food on the table
and rush off to fight another fire.
Fire fighters are busy all the time.
Talk About It
1. Tell about the different jobs fire fighters
have to do.
2. Would you like to be a fire fighter? Why
or why not?
Write About It
3. On a separate sheet of paper, make a
schedule for a fire station. Show what
the fire fighters will do all day and all
night. Remember, you do not know
when there will be a fire alarm.
Extend Language
Compound words are made by putting
two smaller words together. The word
firehouse is made from fire and house.
What two smaller words are in teamwork?
Photographs
Cover ©Vince Streano/Corbis, (Bkgd) ©Getty Images; 1 ©Gilles Mingasson/Getty
Images; 2 ©Vince Streano/Corbis; 3 ©Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images; 4 ©B. Daemmrich/
The Image Works, Inc.; 5 ©Jeff Greenburg/PhotoEdit; 6 Gaetano/Corbis; 7 ©Richard
Hutchings/PhotoEdit; 8 Brand X Pictures/Getty Images.
ISBN: 0-328-14147-X
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from
the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system,
or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions
Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
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