Kelsi's Fire Letter

Dear parents,

I had duty today as a firefighter. There was a big forest fire. I decided to help because it was spreading faster and faster. We dug a hole to stop the fire so it will quit spreading so fast. We also got a bucket and we ran to a pond near by. If we didn’t pour water on the fire or dug a hole it could have hurt something.

Sincerely,
Kelsi

Ian's Fire Letter

Dear Dad,

If I were a firefighter, I would do my job and never give up. I would do what I need to put out a fire. If it were bad they would have to take a giant bucket and get water from a pond and poor it on the fire. If it were windy it would spread into town.

Sincerely, Ian

Drake's Fire Letter

Dear Mom,

If I was a firefighter fighting a fire, I would dig a trench because fire can’t jump. I would get a helicopter to bring a huge bucket of water, and an ambulance. I get very sweaty in all the fireproof clothes. I use my oxygen tank to breathe in a forest fire. Being a fire fighter is dangerous.


Sincerely,
Drake O.

Amanda's Fire Letter

Dear parents,
If I were a firefighter, I would dig a trench and the fire would stop. A fire might rekindle and that means the fire started up again and firefighters don’t like that word. A lot of brigades came from all different places and then the wind came and then it changed. The flames got bigger and we got water from a lake and helicopters came and threw chemicals on it and the billowing flames stopped.
Sincerely, Amanda L

Fire in the Forest

The 4th graders read a story called Fire in the Forest. Then, they pretended to be a trained firefighter who spent a long day fighting a forest fire. They wrote a letter to their parents to describe their day. I think they did a great job using their imaginations and their knowledge of fires and firefighting!