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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) It took the whole town to put out fires.
B) Every house had a bucket hanging next to the door.
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) 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 stop any fires that started during the night
B) to tell what time it was
C) to protect the streets from robbers at night
D) to warn people if a fire broke out at night.

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

A) Gear for playing soccer.
B) Gear that firefighters use to put out fires.
C) Clothes that firefighters wear to fight fires.
D) Clothes the chief wears.

A) They can't sleep at the station when people are walking around saying the word rekindle.
B) Rekindle means the fire has started again.
C) It hurts their ears
D) It's the signal that they need to leave the station to go fight a fire.