While on a field trip to a fire station with Mrs. Gray's class, Curious George goes off on his own and is soon at the scene of a fire, where he finds a way to be helpful.
While taking a field trip with the rest of his first grade class, Carlos decides to hide on the fire truck when it is called out for an emergency, but instead of getting in trouble, Carlos is able to help the firefighters save a cat stuck in a tree.
Introduces various careers with the fire department including fire marshal, firefighter, emergency medical technician, building fire inspector, dispatcher, arson investigator, and others.