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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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