<u>T</u><u>h</u><u>e</u><u> </u><u>d</u><u>e</u><u>f</u><u>i</u><u>n</u><u>i</u><u>t</u><u>i</u><u>o</u><u>n</u><u> </u><u>o</u><u>f</u><u> </u><u>s</u><u>k</u><u>i</u><u>m</u><u> </u><u>i</u><u>s</u><u> </u><u>t</u><u>o</u><u> </u><u>s</u><u>k</u><u>i</u><u>m</u><u> </u><u>to remove something from the surface of a liquid. ... Another way to use the word skim is to mean "read quickly," like when you skim the newspaper, catching just the headlines as you search for the comics section</u><u>.</u>
in any situation of emergency when you are fully equipped to battle a fire or any other type of threat you would never call in civilians but in this situation it became out of hand because they were unprepared and under-equipped which meant they needed the help of outsiders.