My Uncle Is a Firefighter

My Uncle Is a Firefighter

My name's Tillie, and I'm about to start third grade. My uncle's a firefighter, and today I get to visit him at the fire station.

Uncle Jason is waiting at the door to greet me. He gives me a big hug and introduces me to the other firefighters. The fire station looks like a house, except it has shiny red fire trucks parked in the garage. Firefighters work in shifts, and each shift lasts twenty-four hours. If the station doesn't get any emergency calls, Uncle Jason gets to sleep. During a busy shift, he might stay up all night, fighting fires and helping people.

I get a tour of the fire station. Just like my house, it has a kitchen, but this kitchen has three refrigerators! Each firefighting shift has a refrigerator for food. Each shift keeps their refrigerator locked so other firefighters won't eat their food. (I think that's kinda hilarious. ) There's plenty of ice cream, and black cherry is their favorite flavor. Like a family, the firefighters shop for food and prepare dinner together. On the menu tonight is salad with chicken strips. The firefighters take turns washing dishes and making sure the station is tidy.

Right now, the firefighters are busy doing chores. They tinker with communication radios at the kitchen table to make sure they work properly. When an emergency call comes in over the radios or the station speaker, they need to hear it loud and clear.

Next stop on the tour is Uncle Jason's bedroom, which has a television, couch, and bed. After sleeping, he puts fresh sheets on the bed for the next firefighter.