Imagine having a job where you might have to sacrifice your life to carry out your responsibilities. People who are emergency workers put their lives on the line every day.

On September 11, 2001, police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) were climbing up the World Trade Center and Pentagon stairs while everyone else was climbing down. They were doing what they were trained to do. These emergency workers were thinking about the people who relied on them to lead them to safety.

Find out more about emergency workers in your community. Visit a fire station during an open house. Check out firefighting gear at a parade or street fair. Find out about police officer gear and medical equipment. Each occupation has its own unique equipment. Learn about the training required to become an emergency worker.

Make a statue to honor Emergency Workers. With Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils, sketch figures of police, firefighters, and EMTs on recycled file folders. Leave a tab at their feet so you can attach them to a paper-plate stand.

Color the people with Crayola Markers. Cut out the figures with Crayola Scissors. Fold tabs under figures.

Turn over a paper plate. Decorate it with a tribute to emergency heroes and heroines. Maybe you could write a reminder about the 9-1-1 emergency telephone service.

Using Crayola School Glue, attach folded tabs underneath the plate. Dry before standing upright.