FIRE!
An
Investigation of Denver ’s Built Environment
Look
around you and notice the buildings. What are they
made of? What materials do you see? What is your
house made of?
The
buildings that surround us are a large part of our lives.
These buildings, in which we live, work and go to school,
make up the built environment. The
built environment includes structures of many sizes,
shapes, colors and functions. Some buildings are new,
while others are quite old. A large part of the reason
that the older buildings have survived so long is due
to the work of firefighters, who save buildings from
the destruction of fire. Firefighters are the defenders
of the built environment. However, Denver has not
always had a fire department. In 1863, Denver learned
an important lesson about the destructive power of fire
to a young city and began taking steps to protect the
built environment, resulting in the preservation of
many of Denver ’s buildings, including historic fire
stations themselves.
Begin
the FIRE! program now to learn about Denver ’s Great
Fire of 1863, the formation of the Denver Fire Department
and to explore Denver ’s historic fire stations.
Download your Fire Passport from the link in
the Table of Contents to follow along with the program!
Passport
Instructions:
Download
either version of the Fire Passport from the Table of
Contents along the right side of the Resources for Students
homepage.
Print
the document on any printer and write your name on the
cover. To bind the pages together, use a three-hole
punch to make holes along the left side of the pages.
Take three pieces of yarn, each about three inches long,
and tie the pages together.
Once
you have created your own personal Passport, complete
the activities marked "Your Turn" on the each
page of the online program on the corresponding page
inyour Passport.
You
probably won't complete the whole program in one session,
so when its time to stop for the day, simply note the
last page you were on and begin again the next time
at that same page by clicking on the title of the page
in the Table of Contents.
When
you have completed all the activities in your Passport,
visit the Denver
Firefighter's Museum to complete the activity that
corresponds with the Museum's page in your Passport
and have your Passport validated by the Firefighter's
Museum staff. We recommend you call the Museum
before you visit to ensure that they are open.
You can reach them at 303-892-1436. For
one free admission to the Molly Brown House, bring your
Passport, stamped by the Firefighter’s Museum, to the
Molly Brown House Museum Store.
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