Hi kids I am on the
second day of my vacation to
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Southern Illinois in a
beautiful little town called
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Ziegler, and it has
the population 1698 people.
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Today they have 699
people because I'm here.
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Well I want you to
meet a good friend of mine,
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this is Ben Burkhamer.
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I met him when I was
making 3ABN programs over there
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at the studios, he works in
production and he's a really
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good guy, I just love him.
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In his spare time he likes
to hang around fire trucks.
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That's right! - and so do I.
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so he invited us over here
today and he is going to show
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us all about the
fire department here.
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Take it away Ben. - all
right well we are going to
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talk to you guys today and
we are actually going to take
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the engine out and
drive it out somewhere.
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We are going to put some
water through it and show you
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how we work a pumper engine.
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Oh that sounds like fun.
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Before we go I'm going to
get in with you and let's get
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ready to go. - well
alright you guys stand back.
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Because I might be driving
the fire truck, who knows
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what can happen to that,
ah tell you that could be
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scary, but here we go.
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He is going to show me
how, right? - that's right.
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Alright here we go.
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Heh, I started the fire
engine, what do you think?
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Now you better really get
out of the way I'm going to go
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for it, see you there!
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Wow, was that ever fun. It
is the most fun I've had for
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years except for
being with you guys.
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Well here's Ben and he is
going to shut her off for me.
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That was fun guys. -
it was a little scary.
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Yeah that was fun a
little scary - quite a ride.
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Heh Ben introduced your friends.
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Alright, these are a few
of my buddies that I work with
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here on the fire department
and one of them I work with,
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at Three Angels Broadcasting,
she's a friend of ours
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at 3ABN and with this is
Ron Newton and how long have
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you been on this
service Ron? - 52 years.
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52 years - just a
few short years huh?
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- that's amazing. And
with us is a new rookie.
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And he has been with us
how long Brian? - 2 months.
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This is Brian King and
he's been with this two months
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and he is learning a lot.
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So okay were going to
start off and we are going to do
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a quick tour of the engine.
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We'll keep moving. In here
is where we hold two firemen
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on this side and two on
the other side and you have
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already seen the cab
and firemen set up there.
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So this holds six people,
six firemen can sit on this
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engine and over
here is our pump panel.
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This is the really
cool part of the engine.
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- oh it is.- we have all
these different levers and
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knobs for pulling this and
it will make the deck gun on
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the top shoot water and we
are actually going to shoot
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water from it. -
all that will be good.
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We call it a deluge
gun and we're deluge people
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with the deluge gun. - Alright!
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It is the intake and we
are going to put the water in.
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- from the hydrant. - Huge!
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In here is one of our
compartment panels were we hold
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different hand tools.
- all kinds of things.
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- all different things.
- any thing you might need
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in a fire. - everything
in here we need in a fire.
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This is for car
firers it's an inductor.
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We've got that - alright.
- and over here is where
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we put our air packs on.
You see those firemen going
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into burning
buildings. - oh yeah.
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They don't go in without
one of these because they
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couldn't breathe
inside without that. - right.
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And that is called an
SCBA Self-Contained Breathing
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Apparatus. And then in
here is just more compartments
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for a hose. - a hose, you
have a lot of hose don't you?
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A couple of different sizes too.
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Sure, and that when we call
a 5 inch hose and I like this
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this runs a lot
of water through it.
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A 5 inch hose can haul
water from long distances.
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And lots of it. - and
you might need that. - sure.
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This is a holding tank
and it holds 1500 gallons.
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We just pull that thing
out and open it up and it looks
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like a big
swimming pool. - ah cool.
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We need a pump for that
because there's no hydrant.
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Oh yeah. - tanker
trucks come fill it up.
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Most fires happen within
hydrant range? - No sometimes
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they are out in the country
and there is no fire hydrant
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so what are you
going to do then?
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- you're right
then you're prepared.
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This engine has different
functions and we can actually
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respond to car
accidents in this engine.
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In here's what we have is
auto extrication equipment.
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Wow, that's huge. - its
huge heavy equipment, those
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weigh 50 pounds apiece,
there are three different things
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there, a ram which
pushes the dashboard up,
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your dash roll ups, and
there's cutters here which
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sheers that metal and pinches
it like big old crab claws.
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And this looks like crap
claws too but it's a spreader
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and it will actually spread
the middle part so you can
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reach in and pull people
out, you will help get them
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out of the vehicle.
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Some matter what you find,
you are ready? - we are ready.
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What is that a lot of
comfort for us to know you
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guys are ready. -
here's more equipment that goes
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along with that, that
is the pump that runs the
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equipment and
these hoses. - wow.
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Now does each different
firemen have a different job?
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And he only does the same
job? - well because we don't
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have tons of firemen on
the department so we have to be
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trained in every aspect
because you may have to fill
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someone else's role.
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If someone else is missing
you have to be able to step
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in and do the job, so we do have
certain firemen who are more
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proficient in certain areas.
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So they will be assigned
to that area that they are
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proficient in.
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So this is the other side
of the engine where we have
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already shown to firemen
on the side and this is where
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I rode with you in and
we saw the cab riding in.
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It was a fun ride.
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Heh this is the front of
the engine and this will end
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me showing you what we do
on the engine and this is the
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front intake and we can
actually pull water through this
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front intake. - cool, and
this is where all the bells
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and the sirens and the
whistles and the lights are.
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These of the lights and
all the wig-wags and flashers
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and sirens at
all the cool stuff.
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I can't thank you enough for
letting me get in that truck,
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I had a blast and I know
the kids had a blast too.
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And I had a blast
too that was so nice.
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- Will good, so we are
going to head out and you're
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going to sprays us with water.
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We're going to hookup to
the hydrant here and spray
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some water. - alright let's go.
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We now have our
hose rolled out. - right.
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We are going to hook this
one and up to the engine and
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one up to the
hydrant. - alright, can I help?
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Sure you can push down
this little knob for me.
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That comes off and this we
just want to line it up to the
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little slots. - we
make it look so easy.
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It fits right
into place. - awesome.
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It looks like it goes
pretty quick. - it does.
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Are I've are going
to line these up again.
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- oh yeah I see. And
that is all there is to it.
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You have to do a quick right?
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Now we have to
turn the hydrant and on.
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Before we do I'm going
to start the fire engine.
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We're ready now to
pump this. - alright.
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Alright are we ready?
- I'm ready if you are.
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Okay let's start
the engine again.
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Okay were going to
open the hydrant. - okay.
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Its 15 turns - 15 so
let's push together. - Alright.
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Looks like a bow constrictor.
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Now if you're ready up
there? We got to primed the pump
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first. - okay. -
start the primer.
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Now are going to
open up the deluge gun.
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Now were going to get wet.
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Ah now that was a cool
shower and it really felt good.
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They're working on a deluge
gun anyway they are going to
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work so we can play
outside a little bit.
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But I can sure see how
they can put a lot of water on
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a fire with
real quick with that.
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This has been great, this
fire truck is so fascinating.
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Well Ben are you
cool off now? - a little.
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That's part of the job,
the guy that runs the pump
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is liable to get wet.
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Yeah and a day like this
that feels good. - well yeah.
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When it's cold
you better be careful.
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How far out does
that thing shoot?
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- several hundred feet.
The big thing is that it will
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actually loft, I
have to re-prime it now.
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While we are still playing
with this fire engine, I have
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remember to
call the right thing.
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You guys oughta get your
pens and pencils ready and grab
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a piece of paper.
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I'd love to hear from
you guys, like I want to know
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what you are
doing on your vacation.
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Anyway if you're
ready here's my address.
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Hey kids Graham Joyce
would love to hear from you.
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So why not sit down
and write her a letter?
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Like every grandma
she loves to get pictures,
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drawings or
anything else you send her.
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Just write to:
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So what are you
waiting for? Write her today.
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I sure hope you enjoyed
watching Ben show off his
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fire engine and the
things that it could do.
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He is pretty proud
of his job as a firemen,
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as he should be and he
likes to keep that beautiful
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engine clean and shiny red.
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He takes good care of
all his equipment too.
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Those hoses are always
folded just so and his personal
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gear is always ready to go
whenever the call comes in.
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I guess sometimes it sounds
like firemen live a pretty
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exciting life, doesn't it?
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They do, well some of the
time but it isn't exciting all
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of the time, sometimes they
just have to wait around for
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hours or even days
without any action at all.
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But they have to be ready
all the time in case something
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does happen and
someone needs their help.
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Firemen do a lot more
than just put out fires too.
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They do everything from
rescuing puppies that have
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fallen into a storm drain, or
a kitten stuck up a tree, clear
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down to giving first aid at
the scene of a car accident.
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Remember the stuff Ben
had stashed in one of his
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compartments on
the side the engine?
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Boy the tools there could
cut through metal or pry a
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part crumbled car
doors to save people.
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They just have to
be ready to help out
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in any emergency no matter what.
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What do you think?
Could you help somebody in an
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emergency? Yeah I think you
could, but knowing what to do
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doesn't come naturally,
you have to learn that.
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Like you know what to do
if someone is choking, or gets
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a cut, or is drowning?
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Do you know how to tell if
an injury is really serious
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and you need a
doctor right away?
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If you live in America I'm
sure you'll know how to call
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911 and that is a very
important step when first aid
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isn't enough,
but here's the thing.
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If you want to be the person
who could help somebody in
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distress, you need to learn how.
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And you need to be
ready to help all of the time.
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Why don't you take a
class in first aid, it could be
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really fun and
remember knowledge is power.
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Having the knowledge to
help will make you feel more
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confident and able to
handle the unexpected.
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Then you'll be the one
who keeps a cool head and
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who knows what to do.
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Next you can be sure that
your family has a first rate
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emergency kit, both at
home and one in your car.
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Don't forget there are many
different kinds of emergencies
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and be prepared for anything.
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Be sure your always have
extra water and duct tape.
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Those are my
favorites, especially duct tape,
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you can fix most anything
if you have enough of it.
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you can think about
what to do if there was an
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earthquake were
tornado in your area?
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What would you need to
have on hand to help others?
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How could you help your family?
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These are important questions
and even though you may
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be still a kid, you could
save someone's life by being
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ready, but the most
important thing you will ever do
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is to be ready
for Jesus to come.
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Until I see you
again remember to always
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be ready for any emergency.
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Remember that I love
you, but remember that Jesus
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loves you even more.
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