Fire Safety For Kids Is Fun

There is nothing more important than the health and safety of the people you love. Keeping them safe and sound is up to you! Especially small children need to be protected and cared for, but beyond this, they need to learn how to take care of themselves in some situations and especially what to do in case of an emergency.


When it comes to fire safety, kids are considered an at-risk group. This is because they are not yet old enough to think logically and clearly, especially when in a dangerous and frightening situation. Fortunately fire safety for kids can be fun to learn, and easy to access.

Kid's fire safety programs abound. In virtually every school children learn about fire safety, whether during an assembly put on by the fire department or while on a field trip. Preschool fire safety is often taught at the fire department where these little people get the chance to see and touch some of the equipment that they love to play with in their imaginative play at home. Hearing a message from a firefighter is about the equivalent of having a visit from the real Spiderman! It's not something they are likely to forget soon.

In order to learn fire safety children have a lot of resources available to them, if their parents and teachers will only help them access it. Lessons taught at school or on field trips can be repeated and reinforced at home. It's a good idea to develop and practice an evacuation plan in your home in case of a fire and discuss fire safety as it relates to your home and family.

Fire safety for kids is made fun in a number of ways. There are videos that make learning about the subject not just a matter or listening or reading, but actually watching things being acted out. This can make it much more real for children and help them to remember it better.

Often specific characters are the heroes of these videos. Maybe it's a famous cartoon Dalmatian or a specific firefighting hero who helps kids learn about the importance of fire safety. Children remember message delivered by these friends and if they are able to watch the video repeatedly, the message is that much more likely to be retrievable to them in case they should need to use it.

Another media that is very helpful for children to learn fire safety is the Internet. Websites are available that are geared specifically toward helping children learn and retain this important information. They can play game and color pictures, all with the aim of teaching fire safety.

There is nothing more important than the safety of your children. You can do everything you are able, but remember that arming them with knowledge on what to do when you might not be around could make all the difference.

 

Fire Safety News:

 

Fire Causes Springfield Hotel To Be Evacuated
Just about everyone was in bed and asleep when fire alarms started going off and an employee at the Missouri Hotel started pounding on doors...


College Fires brings safety reminder to UMass Students - abc40

College Fires brings safety reminder to UMass Students
abc40
The same night a massive fire in Poughkeepsie New York kills 3 people, 2 of them Marist College students. EURYou think oh my god that could be here,EUR said UMass Fire Prevention Service Supervisor Michael Swain. Swain says fire is always a concern .

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Local cities awarded fire safety grants - Providence Eyewitness News

Local cities awarded fire safety grants
Providence Eyewitness News
By Jacqueline Palumbo Washington, DC (WPRI) - Nearly a million dollars in fire safety grants has been awarded to fire departments in two local communities. Rhode Island's US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and US Representatives Jim Langevin .
Federal Grant To Boost Public Safety TrainingPatch.com

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James City Fire grant offers high-tech smoke alarms
JAMES CITY -- The fire department has been awarded a Federal Fire Prevention and Safety grant to offer free smoke alarms and smoke alarm assist devices to eligible citizens...


Free smoke alarms to save lives
Fire stations in Lancashire hand out free smoke alarms after a fatal house fire killed four people...


Montrose family escapes fire; no smoke alarms in home
MONTROSE EUR A Montrose family escaped a house fire Tuesday when a sleeping child awoke and raised the alarm...


Your safety is our business - Monroe Free Press

Monroe Free Press

Your safety is our business
Monroe Free Press
EURIt's our job to think about the safety of our citizens. Installing smoke detectors is one initiative we think is very important,EUR said Ouachita Parish Fire Departments Chief of Fire Prevention Greg Thompson. EURWe've had four fire deaths over the past 2 .

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Colleges look at safety in wake of tragic fire - The Journal News | LoHud.com

International Business Times

Colleges look at safety in wake of tragic fire
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Sampson said she prints resource guides for landlords as well as students; holds regular informational sessions about the building code and fire safety for students contemplating an off-campus move; and, twice a year, distributes smoke-detector .
Fact-checking, interviews in fatal firePoughkeepsie Journal
Marist College Fire: How Did it Start?International Business Times
Friends mourn victims of Marist fireCt Post
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Electrical fire safety week in West Sussuex - Littlehampton Gazette

PR Web (press release)

Electrical fire safety week in West Sussuex
Littlehampton Gazette
FIREFIGHTERS are urging people to be aware of electrical failures as part of Electrical Fire Safety Week. From faulty fridges and ignored irons to dodgy plugs and wiring, electrical equipment is an often overlooked fire hazard in the home.
Half of all fires caused by electrical itemsYorkshire Post
Smart App To Help Defuse Fire DangereGov monitor
Electrical Safety Council brings a buzz to the Trafford Centre to promote .Messenger Newspapers
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Fire Crews Warn Delaying Response to Automatic Fire Alarms Will Leave 170 Fires A Year to Spread
DEVON AND SOMERSET, ENGLAND-- - Devon and Somerset fire crews warn that delaying sending fire crews to attend automatic fire alarms in business premises will leave 170 fires to spread every year. The Fire ...


Fire alarms nearly doubled in 2011
THE Cebu City Fire Department recorded at least 219 fire alarms last year compared to only 117 blazes in 2010. The figures worried Cebu Provincial Fire Marshall Esmael Codilla, who was once a Cebu City fire marshall for eight years...


Fire alarms save lives
That's the message coming from Waterloo Fire Rescue, after working fire alarms helped residents get out of their homes in two recent fires..


Early Morning Fire Leaves Nine Homeless
An early morning fire in Holland last week left nine people homeless. Multiple alarms for the fire at 55 South Main St. were called in just before 4 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 11. The firefighting effort stopped traffic on busy Route 16 in the hamlet and delayed the start of school...


7 years on, suggestions on fire safety yet to be implemented - The Hindu

7 years on, suggestions on fire safety yet to be implemented
The Hindu
So is the proposed amendment to the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Act (1985), submitted two years ago, to improve safety in buildings. A three-member committee, constituted in 2002, looked into issues related to fire-safety, disaster-management and the role .

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Merseyside Fire Crews Warn Delaying Response to Automatic Fire Alarms Will Leave 290 Fires a Year to Spread
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND-- - Merseyside fire crews say plans to delay sending fire crews to attend automatic fire alarms in business and commercial premises will leave 290 fires to spread every year. The Fire ...


City council gives mayor the power to offer lower fire protection rates - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

City council gives mayor the power to offer lower fire protection rates
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Dorothy Chomicz / dchomicz@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS EUR A resolution granting Mayor Jerry Cleworth the power to offer lower rates for fire protection to areas outside the city limits was approved by the City Council Monday.

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Officials urge fire safety - FireEngineering.com

Officials urge fire safety
FireEngineering.com
BRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro Fire Department is urging people to take steps to help ensure their homes are safe throughout the winter heating season. In Vermont, heating devices are the leading cause of fires. Many of these fires can be prevented .

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Missouri Hotel last inspected for fire safety issues in '08 - Springfield News-Leader

Missouri Hotel last inspected for fire safety issues in '08
Springfield News-Leader
The Missouri Hotel was last inspected for fire safety problems more than three years ago. The inspection, in May 2008, found that the stairwell doors needed to be marked. Fire Chief David Hall said the homeless shelter isn't classified as a "target .

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