Firefighters LEVELED BOOK • J

A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book

Word Count: 296

Connections
Firefighters
Writing
Write a thank-you letter to firefighters.
Tell them what you know about
how they keep people safe. Ask the
firefighters any questions you have
about their job.
Social Studies
Who are some other community helpers
who help keep people safe? Draw and
label a picture of at least three different
community helpers.
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machines training
Page 3: A firefighter makes sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving
dinner at a firehouse. Even on holidays, firefighters must be
ready to fight fires.

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 Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What Makes Fire Burn . . . . . . . . . . 5
Kinds of Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Firefighting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Firefighting Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Becoming a Firefighter . . . . . . . . . 13
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Firefighters • Level J
New York City firefighters leave the station.
Introduction
Have you ever heard a fire truck
racing to a fire?
Firefighters put out fires and
save lives.
They help keep fires from starting.
They teach people about fire safety.
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 What Makes Fire Burn
Fires need air to burn.
They also need fuel.
Some kinds of fuel are wood
and oil.
The more fuel, the hotter
the fire will be.
But even a candle flame burns
very hot.

Do You
Know? Firefighters battle a fire in New York.
In our solar
system, Earth is Kinds of Fires
the only planet
where fire can Firefighters put out fires in houses
burn. Earth is the
only planet with and tall buildings.
enough air.
They also fight forest fires.
They must be ready to put out
many kinds of fires.
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 Firefighting Tools air
tank

Firefighters use many different tools.

They use hoses to spray water
or foam on fires. smoke
mask
They break down doors with axes.
They use ladders to reach
high places.

hose

fire
extinguisher
ax

Smoke masks protect

firefighters from smoke.
hose Fans move smoke from rooms.
Fire extinguishers can put out
small fires.
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 Firefighting Machines
Fire trucks are important
firefighting machines.
A fire engine has a pump
to spray water.

Firefighters use a ladder truck to reach a fire.

Ladder trucks carry ladders.

Tanker trucks carry water.
Rescue trucks carry tools to help
The pump can spray water onto a fire from above. trapped people.
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Other kinds of machines Sometimes planes drop water to put out fires.
Sometimes they drop water to keep fires from starting.

fight fires, too.

Fireboats fight fires from the water.

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Helicopters drop water on fires.

A fireboat sprays water onto a fire in Germany. Planes help put out forest fires, too.
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 Becoming a Firefighter Roasting
marshmallows is
a fun use of fire.
Firefighters must be at least
eighteen years old.
They must be strong and
in good shape.
They must also pass a written test.
Firefighters go to school for training.
They learn how to fight
different kinds of fires.
Conclusion
They also learn how to treat
Fire is useful, of course.
hurt people.
People have used it to cook and
stay warm for many thousands
of years.
At the same time, fire can be
very dangerous.
Fires take many lives
and destroy forests.
Firefighters in China train with dummies.

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Fires also destroy thousands Glossary
of buildings every year. firefighters people whose work
Long ago, fires burned down (n.) is putting out fires
(p. 4)
entire cities.
Today, firefighters put out fires fuel (n.) anything that is burned
to produce heat
and keep us safe. or power (p. 5)

machines (n.) devices that use energy

to help a person do work
(p. 9)

pump (n.) a machine that uses

pressure or suction
to move liquid or gas
(p. 9)

spray (v.) to sprinkle or force out

liquid in a mist or many
small drops (p. 7)

training (n.) the teaching of a skill

or behavior (p. 13)
A Wisconsin firefighter rescues a man from his burning home.

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