What is because a firefighter never knows when someone will call for help.
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What do firefighters do at work when they are not fighting fires?
What is they get their gear ready, clean the station, and train.
100
Can a brigade have just one person? Why or why not?
What is no, because a brigade is a group of people organized to do something.
100
What caused so many homes to burn down in early Jamestown?
What is homes were made of materials that caught fire easily and people kept fires burning in their fire places all day.
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law or rule that says something cannot happen after a certain time
What is curfew
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Why do you think big-city fire deparments keep their fire trucks in different buildings all over town?
What is so that no matter where a fire breaks out, there is always a fire truck nearby.
200
Why do you think firefighters work in teams when they get to a fire?
What is they can do a better job working together and to help each other.
200
What would you expect billowing smoke to look like?
What is a cloud of gray coming from a chimney.
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What is a bucket brigade?
What is people in a town would form two lines and pass buckets of water toward the building in one line and send the empty buckets back in the other line.
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the will to keep working hard on a task
What is dedication
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What is the difference between firefighters in big cities and firefighters in many small towns?
What is in big cities, firefighters are paid. In many small towns, they are volunteers.
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Does someone who has dedication give up easily? Explain.
What is no. A dedicated person will keep working hard on a task.
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What was the curfew in the story?
What is people were not allowed to have fires at night.
400
to create a vent, or an opening, for letting air in and out
What is ventilate
400
Besides fires, what are some problems that people call the fire departments about?
What is automoble accidents, burst pipes, and pets that get stuck somewhere.
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Why do you think firefighters ventilate burning buildings?
What is to let the heat and smoke escape and to allow the water to reach the fire.
400
Name one thing that is highly flammable.
What is clothes.
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Why do you think the author included past and present information about firefighting?
What is to show how firefighting has changed.
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a group of people organized to do something
What is brigade
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The author says that a fire call is something special. Is this statement a fact or opinion? Why?
What is this statement is an opinion. An opinion cannot be proven and a fact can.
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Why do firefighters soak the fire scene after they have controlled the fire?
What is to prevent the fire from starting again.
500
Which word contains the word vent? What syllable is the word vent in the new word?
What is ventilate. It is the first syllable.
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Why do you think the author included headings in the story?