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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) makes his or her bed and cleans the station house.
B) gets his or her gear in order and sets it up next to the fire truck.
C) attends a training session.
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 built their houses out of flammable material
B) They built their houses too quickly and sloppily.
C) They didn't have firefighters back then.
D) They didn't understand the causes of fire.

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

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

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

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