Problem Solving at the Fire Station

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Problem Solving at the Fire Station
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Muster Station

1. Horsham fire service has four watches red, blue,
   white and green. List all combinations of these
   four colours.
2. There are always six firefighters on each watch.
   How many firefighters are based at Horsham?

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• Fire fighters work a day shift from 730 am
  530pm.
• How many hours do they work?
• The nightshift is from 530 pm 730am.
• How many hours do they work?
• A firefigher working rota is
• four day shifts
• Two days off
• four night shifts
• Two days off
• How many hours do they work in one full rota?

The Working Firefighter
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Hoses

• The first appliance has 12 hoses stored on it.
  Each one measures 25 meters. If they are all
  connected together, how far would they stretch?
• The distance from the road to a fire is 135
  meters. How many hoses would be needed?
• The largest hose has a diameter of 70mm. What is
  this in cm?

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• The high pressure hose has three 18 meter
  sections. How far can this reach?
• The high pressure hose is needed to reach a fire
  2450cm away. How many sections are needed?

More Hoses
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Water Capacity

• A fire engine stores 400 gallons on board. If 20
  gallons approximately equals 91 Liters, how many
  liters does it hold?
• If the hose gives out 20 liters per second. How
  many does it give out in a minute? In an hour?
  How long will it take to empty the fire engine?

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Ladders

• The ladder of the first appliance extends to 13.5
  meters. The ladder of aerial platform reaches 32
  meters. How much higher does the aerial platform
  reach?
• The aerial platform reaches 23 meters
  horizontally. If 1cm1m, draw a circle of its
  range.
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Ladders II

• The aerial platform when not extended reaches 11
  meters. A person is trapped in a building 2450cm
  high. How far does the platform need to stretch?
• Make up some similar problems for your partner.

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More pictures you could use for your own problems
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Many thanks to the firefighters of