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Example Discussion Questions for Getting Kids Interested in Firefighting
- Do you want to be a firefighter one day?
- Have you seen a firetruck? What noise did it make? Why do they go so fast?
- Have you ever met a firefighter before? What were they like?
- What do firefighters do?
- Have you ever seen a building on fire? Were there firefighters there?
- What do firefighters look like? What do they wear at work? What kinds of tools do they use?
- Have you visited a fire station? What did you see?
- Do you think you could be a firefighter? Why or why not? Would you want to be a firefighter?
- Firefighters often have to stay at the fire station for 24 hours--that's a whole day! Why do you think firefighters have to stay there so long? Why is it important for there to always be firefighters at the station?
- Firefighters don't just put out fires, they do other jobs too. Do you know what other jobs firefighters do besides fight fires?
- Do you know any firefighters? What are they like?
- What are important qualities for a firefighter to have?
- Why do you think there is so much training and testing that firefighters have to do?
- Have you read any other books about firefighters? What did you read?
