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Safety at the Fire Station: Hazard, Efficiency, and Readiness

Join Leigh Twigg on her trip to the fire station to learn about hazards, efficiency, and priorities in firefighting. Discover how firefighters extinguish flames, tackle minor repairs, and work instantly to save lives. Explore the importance of being efficient with gear and ready to move instantly in emergencies.

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Safety at the Fire Station: Hazard, Efficiency, and Readiness

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  1. My Trip to the Fire Station By: Leigh Twigg

  2. Breathing smoke is a hazard to firefighters.

  3. hazard something that could be dangerous

  4. Say the word hazard

  5. Which is more of a hazard when no one is home? A flashlight or a candle left on burning

  6. Firefighters have to be efficient to put their gear on quickly.

  7. efficient Getting things done quickly, correctly, and without trouble

  8. Say the word efficient

  9. Which is more efficient, carrying your lunch to school and then going back home for your books or carrying all of your things in a backpack?

  10. Firefighters need to be ready to move instantly.

  11. instantly takes almost no time at all

  12. Say the word instantly

  13. If someone had to go somewhere instantly, when would they leave?

  14. Firefighters use water to drench flames.

  15. drench when you completely soak something

  16. Say the word drench

  17. Which would drench someone? a thunderstorm or a drizzle

  18. Some fire equipment needed minor repair.

  19. minor If something is not too important

  20. Say the word minor

  21. Which accident would be called minor? scraping your knee or breaking your leg

  22. Those firefighters worked on the previous shift.

  23. previous when something happened before something else

  24. Say the word previous

  25. If you are on Chapter 9 of a book, which chapter is previous? Chapter 8 or Chapter 10

  26. Firefighters’ priorities are to save lives first.

  27. priorities When some things are more important than other things

  28. Say the word priorities

  29. If you had a big test, should your priorities be to study and rest, or play and stay up late?

  30. Firefighters pump water to extinguish flames.

  31. extinguish when you completely put something out

  32. Say the word extinguish

  33. If you wanted to extinguish a candle, would you…? Blow it out light a match or

  34. understand

  35. lose

  36. idea

  37. clear

  38. learn

  39. caught

  40. coming

  41. enough

  42. though

  43. ago

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