The Assignment

B : Hello Wendy! Who did you do your homework about? G : I wrote about my dad because he is a firefighter. B : Really? Does he actually go into burning buildings? G : Yes, and he sometimes has to crawl into tight places to rescue people. B : Has he ever been trapped in a burning building? G : Well, one time he needed to break down a door. He was carrying a little girl out of her house. Someone left the stove on, and it ignited a fire in the kitchen. B : Was everyone all right? G : All five people living there escaped safely, but the house burned to the ground. B : Your dad is incredibly brave, a real hero. What does he do at the fire station? G : He resides there for a few days when he works. All of the firefighters cook, eat, and clean together. When there’s a fire, they slide down a pole into the fire station’s garage to get their fire-fighting equipment. They quickly put on their gear and then jump onto the fire trucks. My dad loves to drive the fire trucks. B : Wow! Maybe I should be a firefighter someday. G : I’m definitely going to be a firefighter, Ian. I want to be just like my dad.