Firefighters or firemen play an important role in our daily life. In some places, firefighters use watchtowers to look for smoke and fires, although they get a fire report by telephone. A high tower is still very u 1 for watching and guarding a place. Firefighters also make it a place for practice.They learn how to p 2 out fires from burning buildings. They try to c 3 up the outside of the tower as fast as possible. They carry water hoses ( 水龙头 ) up to the fire. They practise carrying imaginable victims ( 受害人) down from high l 4 . There are reasons that firefighters are called for help. Maybe a building or a forest is o 5 fire. A train accident happens and people are trapped (困住) inside. Still, people need to be rescued from floods or an earthquake. Whenever there is an emergency situation ( 紧急情况 ) , they can be seen fighting there. Being a firefighter needs a lot of t 6 . In the first place, firefighters should know how to educate the community (社区) by visiting schools, community centres and people in their own homes to p 7 fire and accidents from starting. They have to learn how to deal with different d 8 situations. Above all, it’s necessary for firefighters to e 9 every day to be h 10 and strong.