Power of

Teaching Points

A firefighter’s goal is to save life, property and the environment. Because firefighters are often the first medically trained responders to arrive on the scene of a medical emergency, they provide many valuable services to the community they serve as Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Technicians, or Licensed Paramedics. Fighters are community helpers and are honored regularly in the early elementary classroom.

 

Teachers of older students can also honor this profession by including them in the science curriculum. Fire science involves learning about physics, building construction, wind and weather patterns, as well as chemistry in learning about materials and their combustion points.

 

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Suggested Reading

1. Fireman’s Safety Hints, Giovanni Caviezel.  2012.Grade Level: K-2

2. A Day at the Fire Station.  Richard Scarry. 2003. Grade Level:  Pre-2

3. My Mom Is a Firefighter, Lois G. Grambling.  2007.Grade Level; Prek-3.

4. Fire in Their Eyes: Wildfires and the People Who Fight Them, Karen Magnuson Beil.  1999. Grade Level: 5-7

5. Fire Rescue Magazine is published specifically for the fire company officer and line firefighter

6. Smoke Jumper: A Memoir by One of America’s Most Select Airborne Firefighters.  Jason Ramos.  2016. Level: Middle-High school

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Career Web Links 

1. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook: Firefighter

2. U.S. Fire Administration

3. National Fire Academy Information about professional qualifications and a list of colleges and universities offering 2-year or 4-year degree programs in fire science or fire prevention

4. Nebraska Volunteer Firefighter Association

5. Apache 8 Women’s Firegroup

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