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Arrange P, Q, R, S between 1&2 to make a sensible story.

1: Firefighting is one of the most important emergency services in a community.

Firefighters battle fires that break out in homes, factories, office buildings/ shops, and other places. Firefighters risk their lives to save people and protect property from fires.

P: Before the advent of modern firefighting techniques, fires often destroyed whole settlements. When a fire broke out all the people in the community rushed to the scene to help.

As cities and towns grew larger, volunteer and paid firefighting groups were organized.

Q: Firefighting services have a number of different names. In some countries, they are called fire departments or fire brigades. In other countries, the local organization may be called a fire service.

R: Firefighters work to prevent fires by enforcing fire-safety laws. They also teach people about possible fire dangers in their homes and places of work. In order to reduce the damage caused by fires, local firefighting organizations need the support of the people in the community.

S: The men and women who work as firefighters also help people who are involved in many kinds of emergencies besides fires. For example, firefighters rescue people who may be trapped in cars or trains after an accident.

They aid victims of tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes.

2: Today, firefighting organizations in most industrialized nations have well trained men and women and variety of modern firefighting equipment.

A) QSRP

B) QRPS

C) SRPQ

D) RPQS

E) None of these