Firefighters!Vocabulary and Amazing Words

Second Grade Reading

Vocabulary Words

• station

• building

• roar

• masks

• quickly

• tightly

• burning

• fireproof

• hydrant

• outriggers

station

• A building or place used for a special reason

building

• Something that has been built.

roar

• A loud, deep sound.

masks

• Coverings that hide or protect your face.

quickly

• In a short time.

tightly

• When something is tied firmly.

burning

• To be on fire.

fireproof

• Almost impossible to burn.

hydrant

• A large water pipe that sticks up out the ground.

outriggers

• A framework that sticks out from the side of a light boat, canoe, or other vehicle to keep it from turning over.

Amazing Words

• community

• responsible

• teamwork

• operation

• instrument

• caretaker

• lug

• supplies

community

• The people who live around you and your community.

responsible

• Taking charge of something that others are counting on.

teamwork

• When a group of people put a lot of effort into doing something together.

operation

• When a doctor or vet opens the body to fix something.

instrument

• Any tool used by a doctor and vets to help them examine a patient, to help them fix and injury, or to repair a part of the body.

caretaker

• A person, like a custodian or janitor, who makes sure that everything on the inside and out side of a building is clean and in working order.

lug

• To carry or pull something that is very heavy or clumsy.

supplies

• The things you need to do a particular job or activity, such as cleaning supplies.