Contents 4 6 7 13 14 15 Commander Serving your Community Career 1 Coast Guard Commander Think Like a Coast Guard Commander Math Toolbox Time and Distance Career Pathways Coast Guard Career 2 Firefighter Math Toolbox Patterns in Numbers Career Pathways Firefighter Career 3 Police Officer Think Like a Police Officer Math Toolbox Pie Charts Career Pathways Police Officer Learning More Career 1 Answers Glossary Career 2 Answers Index Author’s Bio Career 2 3 Answers 29 30 31 32 20 21 22 23 28 Please note The standard and metric systems are used interchangeably throughout this book
Serving Your Community There are many brave well-educated and well-trained men and women who work in careers that serve their communities Whether they are rescuing people caught in a hurricane saving people trapped inside a burning building or finding out the cause of a traffic accident these workers are committed to making their communities safer places to live and work 4
Many communities around the world are built along coastlines because close access to water makes transportation easier The Coast Guard is in charge of enforcing the law and ensuring the safety of people on the water and the environment as well as managing search and rescue operations The Coast Guard is responsible for the safety and security of vessels and people from the icy waters of the Arctic where oil tankers cruise ships and fishing boats travel to the parts of the oceans filled with oil rigs and boats for personal use and recreation Brave members of the coast guard help bring a citizen to safety after his boat overturns in the ocean 5
