Know:
Fire Fighter-is a person who fights
fires.
What:
Why did you decide to stay and
work in South pekin?
How did you become interested in
your job?
How did you get your job?
How do you know when there is a
fire?
What equiptment is on a fire truck?
What special equiptment do you
wear and why?
How does a fire hydrant work?
How long does the water last out
of a fire hydrant?
How long is a fire hose?
Learn:
This is Terry Reed and he is a
fire fighter here in South Pekin. He volunteers his time to the village
and is elected to his postion of fire chief. Terry has to wear special
equiptment such as a coat, hat and a pair of pants to protect himself from
a fire. Fire can get very hot...all the way up to 2000 degrees, which can
melt metal. The fire truck carries lots of different equiptment on it,
to help put out fires. Some of the equiptment includes hoses, nossels,
fans, tools, k-12 saw, and the jaws of life. Fire hoses are 50 feet long,
but can be connected to make them longer.