A) dedication
B) ventilate
C) brigade
D) curfew

A) flammable
B) ventilate
C) billow
D) brigade

A) curfew
B) flammable
C) billowing
D) ventilate

A) decree
B) curfew
C) dedication
D) brigade

A) curfew
B) billowing
C) flammable
D) famine

A) trickle
B) dedication
C) ventilate
D) brigade

A) the importance of fire department equipment
B) firefighting now and long ago in the United States.
C) the dangers of firefighting
D) a day in the life of one important firefighter

A) over ten million
B) over a million and a half
C) under ten thousand five hundred
D) twenty five

A) too hard to handle
B) too boring to work there a long time
C) always challenging
D) never exciting

A) an officer
B) a back-stepper
C) a firefighter
D) a driver

A) fire alarm
B) firefighting equipment
C) fire truck
D) firehouse pole

A) makes his or her bed and cleans the station house.
B) attends a training session.
C) gets his or her gear in order and sets it up next to the fire truck.
D) shops for groceries and prepares dinner.

A) The fire is almost out.
B) The townspeople form a bucket brigade.
C) The ashes must be soaked until they are cold.
D) The fire is starting again.

A) They didn't have firefighters back then.
B) They built their houses too quickly and sloppily.
C) They didn't understand the causes of fire.
D) They built their houses out of flammable material

A) Windows in houses were too small for adults.
B) It took the whole town to put out fires.
C) Every house had a bucket hanging next to the door.
D) All children were required to work.

A) Firefighters were not available during the night.
B) People needed to sleep all night.
C) Fires often occurred between 9:00 pm and 4:30 am.
D) People needed to be off the streets during the night.

A) to tell what time it was
B) to protect the streets from robbers at night
C) to stop any fires that started during the night
D) to warn people if a fire broke out at night.

A) Paul Revere
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) Benjamin Franklin