"Bridging the Gap" was developed in 2004 by the Glendale Fire Department to enable firefighters and paramedics to communicate with residents who have not yet learned to speak English fluently. When first responders arrive at the scene of an emergency, their efforts to obtain important information may be hampered by language issues. "Bridging the Gap" is a tool that teaches Fire personnel how to speak basic "yes or no" questions or requests in Spanish, Armenian and Korean and how to understand the responses.
The following 34 words and phrases have been translated into three languages: Spanish, Armenian and Korean. Just click once on either the green MP3/wav format or the blue Quicktime format to hear the words spoken and view the translation written phonetically.
"Bridging the Gap" was developed in 2004 by the Glendale Fire Department to enable firefighters and paramedics to communicate with residents who have not yet learned to speak English fluently. When first responders arrive at the scene of an emergency, their efforts to obtain important information may be hampered by language issues. "Bridging the Gap" is a tool that teaches Fire personnel how to speak basic "yes or no" questions or requests in Spanish, Armenian and Korean and how to understand the responses.
