FIRE�Fighter!
G3 Week 13 and Week 14
RS p. 198
Fire Fighter Summary!
The genre of this story is literary nonfiction.
Literary nonfiction are written like a story but are about real people, places, and things!
The story is about firefighters.
The characters in the story are Liz, Dan, Anthony, and Chief Miller.
Liz is checking the hoses at the fire station.
Dan is polishing the fire truck wheels.
Anthony slides down the pole when he hears the fire alarm.
Firefighters wear fireproof clothes, boots, and a helmet.
The firefighters communicate using walkie-talkies.
They use sirens and lights to alert other cars to stop.
Dan and Anthony have put on their air tanks and face masks.
face mask
air tank
Each air tank holds 40 minutes of air.
They use a flashlight to see through the smoke.
Outriggers are like legs that keep the fire truck steady.
The flames crackle and hiss.
Helmets protect firefighters heads.
Fire Fighter!�Key Sentences
It is busy at the fire station even when there is no fire.
It is the fire alarm!
Liz jumps into her boots and pulls up her fireproof pants.
She flips on the sirens and lights and drives out the fire house.
Liz hooks a hose from the truck to the nearest fire hydrant.
They hold on tight as water shoots out.
They have put on their air tanks and face masks.
face mask
air tank
The ladder goes up like a telescope to the top of the house.
Hours later the flames are out.
Liz winds the hoses back on to the truck.