A Problem at the Fire Station
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Eight firefighters work at Napford station. They are volunteers. This means they work for free. They don't get paid. The fire station gets money from the government. It uses this money to take care of the fire station and the fire truck.
The fire station has a problem. Last winter, a pipe in the fire station froze. Then it burst. Water went everywhere. There was a lot of damage. Now the building cannot be used.
The fire station cannot be used until the damage is repaired. Repairing the damage will cost money. But the fire station does not have enough money. The people in town are nervous. They wonder what will happen if there is a fire and no working fire station. Who will put out the fire?