Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2023 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

Fire is what happens when you put together three things: fuel, oxygen, and heat. Fuel is stuff that burns. Some things burn more easily than others, but anything that burns can be fuel for a fire. You can’t see oxygen, but it’s all around you. When you breathe, your body takes in oxygen. It’s the part of air that we need to live. Fire needs oxygen too. Fuel and oxygen aren’t enough to make fire, though. Fire also needs heat. A match is made of stuff that burns easily. It’s surrounded by oxygen in the air, but it won’t light until a grown-up rubs it hard against a rough surface. Once a fire is started, the fire itself can make enough heat to keep burning, as long as it has…

Firefighters can’t waste time looking for their tools when the fire alarm rings. They need those tools NOW! Someone did not put these tools away. You can’t take the cap off a fire hydrant or turn the water on and off without a hydrant wrench. A Halligan bar has a fork at one end and an ax blade and a spike on the other. It’s used to smash or pry open doors, walls, and anything else in a firefighter’s way. Most firefighters carry small tools in their pockets. A wire cutter or utility knife will snip wires, ropes, and cables that might entangle and trap a firefighter. Firefighters chop holes through roofs, floors, and walls with an ax. A flashlight comes in handy when it is dark and smoky. The…

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The animal cookies we’d baked had finally cooled down enough to eat. I was biting the tail off a gingerbread donkey when I heard a loud eee-aw. For a second I thought it was my donkey braying. Then I realized it was Mom’s pager. Mom grabbed her coat and hurried to the back door while the pager beeped. My new friend, Kevin, had his mouth full of hippopotamus. He’d stopped chewing, and his eyes were big and round. He had no idea what was happening. “Come on,” I said. “Get your coat.” Mom was already out the door, but I could hear the dispatcher’s voice on the pager. Mom called back to us, “The alarm is for a fire at a house on Long Lake Road. The roads are so…

Many people think a fire truck and a fire engine are the same things. But if you’re being very exact, they’re not. A fire truck has a long, long ladder that extends from the truck but does not come off. That’s why it is often called a ladder truck. If it has a platform or basket for firefighters to stand on at the top of the ladder, it might also be called a platform or tower truck. A fire engine can also be called a pumper. It has a pump and a water tank and hoses. It might also hold ladders and other tools that firefighters can take off and carry. Firefighters connect hoses from the fire engine to the fire truck if they want to shoot water from the…

How long does it take you to get dressed? When the fire alarm rings, firefighters rush to put on their safety gear. They can get dressed in less than a minute! How do they do it so quickly? Practice—and planning. Firefighters make sure their gear is always nearby and ready to go. Every piece protects them from fire, smoke, and water. They keep their boots tucked into their pants. That way, when they step into the boots, they can pull the pants right up. Suspenders make sure the pants stay up. Next come the hood and jacket. Gloves are usually stowed in the jacket pockets or clipped on, so they are easy to find when needed. Last but not least are the face mask, air pack, and helmet. Everything on…

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