How Firefighters Get Ready for a Call, Order the Steps

Practice stop, drop and roll together after the first passage. Talk about why every second counts on a call, then check each page with the answer key.

Order how firefighters answer an alarm, pull on boots and a heavy coat and buckle up in the truck. Gear is the special clothing and tools for a job. The directions on the page read: Read the passage. Then, turn the page, fill in the flow chart and answer the questions. On page 2: Write the steps from the Step Bank in boxes 1 to 4 in order. Then, circle the letter of the best answer for questions 5 and 6 and write the answer to question 7 on the lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 2nd Grade Community Helpers, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with Firefighters. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

At the fire station, firefighters check the fire truck every day and clean the truck and the hoses. They practice with drills, exercise to stay strong and visit schools to teach fire safety. During a long shift they eat and sleep at the station.

First the alarm rings. Next the firefighters put on their gear, boots, a heavy coat and a fire helmet. Then they climb into the truck and buckle up. Last they drive to the call with the lights flashing and the siren on.

Yes. All 3 firefighters sheets have an answer key.