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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) The townspeople form a bucket brigade.
B) The ashes must be soaked until they are cold.
C) The fire is almost out.
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) All children were required to work.
C) Windows in houses were too small for adults.
D) Every house had a bucket hanging next to the door.

A) People needed to sleep all night.
B) Firefighters were not available during the 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 warn people if a fire broke out at night.
D) to stop any fires that started during the night

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

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

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