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.