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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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