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TOPIC- Unit-19: Mission Care

SUB-TOPIC- Firefighter

LEARNING OBJECTIVE- To know the role of a firefighter and the things they
use .

DISCUSSION-

● Firefighters do dangerous work. They have to fight with flames,
poisonous gases and smoke. That is why they have to wear safety gear.
● Bunker gear or turnout gear is heavy clothes that the firefighter

wears. While they are working, the clothes protect them from heat.
They also wear heavy gear such as axes and hoses.

● Fire truck is the vehicle of firefighters. Engine in the fire truck pumps
water.
● The fire station is the building where the firefighter works. Fire

station is also known as fire hall. There are bedrooms, kitchen and living
rooms in the fire stations so that the firemen can live there.

● Hoses and axes are the equipment for firefighters. They are used to
make the heat and smoke out. Besides, a foldable ladder in the fire
truck is used to help people in the tall buildings. The firefighter also

uses a rescue net (looks like a trampoline) to save the people who jump
from high places.

● Smoke jumpers are firefighters who work in the forests. They fight
the forest fires. They are also called special firefighters.