In January 2025, serious wildfires broke out in Los Angeles, California.The first fire was reported at 10:30 a. m. on January 7 in the hills near the Pacific Ocean. By noon, strong winds spread the fire quickly. People started to leave their homes. Just after 6:00 p.m., the Eaton fire broke out in other parts of the area. Over the next three days, six other fires broke out in the area. More than 150,000 people had to leave for safe places and 87,000 received evacuation (疏散) warnings. Thousands of firefighters and workers worked together to fight the fires and ensure the safety of people.In total, the fires destroyed more than 12,000 homes, schools, shops and other buildings. At least 25 people died, and 23 were missing. Schools were closed, roads were shut down and many homes lost power. As smoke went across the country, officials set air quality warnings and asked people to wear masks.The fires were so strong because of the dry weather and very strong winds. There was no rain for months, so dead plants and trees created fuel (燃料) for fires. The winds also made it hard to help put out the fires.Next, firefighters kept working until the fires were out. Then, people began cleaning and building.
In January 2025, serious wildfires broke out in Los Angeles, California.
The first fire was reported at 10:30 a. m. on January 7 in the hills near the Pacific Ocean. By noon, strong winds spread the fire quickly. People started to leave their homes. Just after 6:00 p.m., the Eaton fire broke out in other parts of the area. Over the next three days, six other fires broke out in the area. More than 150,000 people had to leave for safe places and 87,000 received evacuation (疏散) warnings. Thousands of firefighters and workers worked together to fight the fires and ensure the safety of people.
In total, the fires destroyed more than 12,000 homes, schools, shops and other buildings. At least 25 people died, and 23 were missing. Schools were closed, roads were shut down and many homes lost power. As smoke went across the country, officials set air quality warnings and asked people to wear masks.
The fires were so strong because of the dry weather and very strong winds. There was no rain for months, so dead plants and trees created fuel (燃料) for fires. The winds also made it hard to help put out the fires.
Next, firefighters kept working until the fires were out. Then, people began cleaning and building.
Every year, wildfires burns millions of hectares of forest land, leaving many homes damaged and a lot of people homeless. 1 , smoke jumpers help to stop this. They are brave guardians (卫士) for us.
Smoke jumpers are a special type of firemen. 2 regular firemen, they work in a different way. They jump from planes into areas that are difficult to 3 by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They race to put out fires as fast as they can.
At a fire site (现场) , smoke jumpers first check the land and 4 how to fight the fire. Their main purpose is to stop a fire from spreading (扩散). Using basic tools such as shovels and axes, smoke jumpers 5 land of burnable materials, like dry grass and dead trees. They carry water with them, too, but only a little.
Most smoke jumpers are men, 6 more women are joining them now. The most important things are your height and 7 . Smoke jumpers employed in the United States for example, must be between 120 or 200 pounds (between 54 or 91 kilograms), so they don’t get blown away by the strong winds or get 8 when they land. Smoke jumpers must also be able to live in the wild. In Russia, many smoke jumpers know how to find food in the forest and can even 9 simple furniture from trees so that they can survive (生存) in the wild.
The work is 10 , and the hours are long. But for these firemen, smoke jumping isn’t just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest.