4 FIRE It's midday at a fire station Firefighters are sitting down for a lunch break Then an alarm rings They must respond The firefighters jump up out of their seats They have two minutes to put on all their gear and leave the station Every second counts when there's a fire to fight 897 FILSOI
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6 FIREFIGHTER RESCUE WORK Firefighters work to control and put out fires of all kinds Whenever a call about a fire comes in they spring into action When firefighters aren't fighting fires they work at their fire stations They make sure their gear is ready They practice drills They also teach the public about fire safety firefighter teaching about fire safety
firefighter doing a drill AROUND THE CLOCK Firefighters are often on duty for 24 hours at a time They eat and sleep at the fire station between emergency calls
