FIRE
SAFETY
Plan, practice and record
fire drills, daily during this unit. Post exit plans in your house. Send
home reminders to do the same at child's own home.
*Check your own smoke/fire alarms regularly and send home a reminder
forparents to do the same.
*Watch Scholastic and Troll book clubs and garage sales for great
books onfire safety.
*Check your local library children's section.
Teach the
following:
Hot things can hurt - stay away
What to do when you find matches/lighters/other dangerous things
Stop Drop and Roll (practice, and practice telling others what to
do ... a young child is apt to forget in an emergency like this and start
running around ... by standers need to learn how to tell them to STOP,
DROPAND ROLL, ROLL, ROLL...)
Cold Water for a Hot Burn
Smoke Alarms - what they sound like, what they mean, what to do
Stay Low - Get Out Now!
Escape Plans/Meeting Places - We Don't Go Back In!
Fire Fighters - Different apparel & what it is for - what it
looks like -what fire fighters do (Best if you can visit a fire station)
Here's some info from
the United State Fire Administration:
Use the following fire safety and prevention information to lead discussions.
Control kids' access to fire:
*Keep all matches and lighters out of the hands of children. If possible,
keep these sources of fire in locked drawers. Consider buying only &;child-proof
lighters -- but be aware that no product is completely child-proof.
*Children as young as two years old can strike matches and start fires.
*Never leave children unattended near operating stoves or burning candles,
even for a short time.
*Teach children not to pick up matches or lighters they may find. Instead,
they should tell an adult immediately.
Fire safety at home:
*Smoke detectors should be installed on every floor of the home, especially
near sleeping areas.
*Smoke detectors should be kept clean of dust by regularly vacuuming
over and around them.
*Replace batteries in smoke detectors at least once a year. And replace
the entire unit after ten years of service, or as the manufacturer recommends.
*Families should plan and practice two escape routes from each room
of their home.
*Regularly inspect the home for fire hazards.
*If there are adults in the home who smoke, they should use heavy safety
ashtrays -- and discard ashes and butts in metal, sealed containers or
the toilet.
*If there is a fireplace in the home, the entire opening should be
covered by a heavy safety screen. The chimney should be professionally
inspected and cleaned annually. Warning Signs Kids may be experimenting
with fire if you notice:
*Evidence of fire play, such as burnt matches, clothes, paper, toys,
etc., or if you smell smoke in hair or clothes.
*Inappropriate interest in firefighters and/or fire trucks, such as
frequent, improper calls to the fire department or 9-1-1.
*Child asks or tries to light cigarettes or candles for you or other
adults.
*Matches or lighters in their pockets or rooms.
Channel Curiosity Turn
kids' interest into safe outcomes:
*Talk to your child or students in a calm, assured manner about fire
safety
*Consider visiting a fire station if children are very interested in
fire fighting and/or fire trucks (call for an appointment first). Have
the firefighter talk about his/her job and the dangers of fire.
*For parents: Create opportunities for learning about fire safety at
home. For example, when you cook, let your child get the pot holder for
you; when you use the fireplace, let your child bring you the wood or tools;
and if you use candles, let the child check to make sure the candle holder
fits snugly. What to do if you suspect your student/child is playing with
fire:
*Talk to the child about his or her actions. Explain again that fire
is a tool for use only by adults, and that it is very dangerous for children.
*Many schools and fire departments have programs for children who are
inappropriately interested in fire or who have set fires.
*Many police stations have programs for children who show signs of
becoming juvenile fire setters.
Fire
Department finger play:
Fireman, fireman number eight
Bumped his head upon the gate
The gate swung in,
The gate swung out
That's the way they put the fire out!
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1
Fire Engine: Precut
circular and rectangular shapes from construction paper. Have the children
glue the precut shapes on to a piece of construction paper toresemble a
fire truck. They may add yarn or string for the fire hose and usestraws
to make a ladder.
* Fire Painting Using colours associated with fire (red, orange) squirt
or draw thick lineson the paper and add a few drops of black paint here
and there. Press clearplastic wrap onto the paper and squeegee the paint
around. Pull plastic offof the paper using a strong vertical pulling action.
(This will cause thepaint to look like fire.) When paint is dry have the
children glue a blackcutout of a house (windows cut out) and/or a black
cutout of a fire truck.
Fireman's hat
Take an extra large red peice of construction paper. Round off corners.
Cut a half moon slit across the narrow end of the oval. this will make
a fireman's hat. ( kind of hard to explain..try it on a small sheet of
paper first)
Request some fire
safety booklets and coloring materials from your Home insurance company
and the local fire department.
Fire
Safety coloring Pages.
Make a Fire Safety book using these color sheets!
Child Care Pages
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