Volunteer and professional fire fighters have been important people throughout history. Methods of extinguishing fires have changed.

1. Use the puppet to introduce, develop or review vocabulary words related to the topic.

aerial truck

airplane

airport crash trucks

alarm

ambulance

arson

automatic fire alarm equipment

automatic sprinklers

axes

battalion chief

bucket brigade

chief fire marshal

combustible

deputy fire marshal

emergency

extension ladders

fire

fire alarm box

fire alarm system

fireboats

firebreak

fire extinguishers

water

soda acid

vaporizing liquid

dry chemical

carbon dioxide

foam

fire fighting apparatus

fireline

fire triangle

fire nozzle

forest fire

fuel

grassland fires

hand pumps

heat

heat reflective suits

helicopters

high-pressure wagon

home inspections

hook-and-ladder truck

hose

ignition point

joker board

ladder

light wagon

nonflammable

nozzle

oxygen

oxygen resuscitator

paid departments

paramedic

prevention

professional fire fighters

protective clothing

pumper

rescue squad

rescue trucks

rope

rubbish

salvage covers

scaling ladders

searchlight truck

smoke detector

squad or emergency truck

station

steel hose

stretcher

tiller

volunteers

water-tower truck

2. Have the puppet tell about a typical day in a fire station.

3. Use the puppet to develop an awareness of what a fire fighter does and an appreciation for risks taken.

4. Let a puppet interview someone who would like to be a fire fighter. Talk about necessary qualifications.

5. Have the puppet talk about equipment and materials which a fire fighter needs.

6. Let the puppet interview the children about their knowledge concerning fire prevention.

7. Use the puppet to teach knowledge and skills related to fire safety.

8. Let a Smokey the Bear puppet and a fire fighter puppet converse about forest fires.

9. Let other animal puppets talk with a fire fighter puppet.