When the sun go down things look a lot different. Much of the work done while fighting a fire is done in the dark. Most of the time thick smoke limits the firefighter sight to only a few feet of less. This means that the firefighter must have a good sense of direction and be able to feel their way around a building well. While the firefighters are inside the building feeling their way around trying to find the fire, they work in teams of two.
Teamwork is very important to firefighters.
Members of the crews work together to move the fire hose, which is heavy and sometimes hard to maneuver, and look for anyone who may be trapped in the building. Outside crews break windows and cut holes in the roof to allow smoke and hot fire gases to escape the building. This makes the inside more safe for the firefighters and may save the life of someone trapped inside. After the fire is out the work is not done. Tools have to be cleaned and put away, ladders taken down, cleaned, and store on the trucks, airpacks refill, and hose loaded back on to the fire engines.