The Fire Escape Ladder Starring Doc Cee and Miss Livy (9)

There’s a lot of action and suspense in this UReadULead selection. Have you ever thought about a famous device that firefighters use to rescue people trapped in dangerous places? Well, this story describes a situation in which Fire Chief Doc Cee, fire fighter Miss Livy, and their entire fire fighter crew saves the lives of people trapped inside an apartment building that is on fire. Please read along and learn about how they manage to rescue the people and what wonderful devices they use in the process. You should be able to identify several of the devices, but there is one device that is the focus of this story. Maybe you already know what this device is, but there will be no need to guess once you finish reading the book.

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