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It's time to Stay Fire Smart!  Don't Get Burned

What do you know about Safety?  Fire Prevention?         

 

Smoke Alarm Facts:

• The kitchen isn't the best place for a smoke alarm.
• Do you know the best place: BEDROOMS
• Batteries are not life timers. They must be checked and changed regularly to ensure safety.
• Do you have smoke alarms for your home?
• The Fire Department has smoke alarms for FREE, while supplies last.

 

  Are you Cool about Fire Safety?    

     "Playing and staying safe is always cool!"

 

  

 Control Kid's 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 alarms should be installed on every level of the home, especially near sleeping areas.
• Smoke alarms should be kept clean of dust by regularly vacuuming over and around them.
• Replace batteries in smoke alarms 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.
• Children should cook only under the supervision of an adult or with their permission.
• Children should never play with electrical cords or electrical sockets. They should ask adults for help plugging in equipment.
• Children should stay away from radiators and heaters, and they should be taught that these devices are not toys. Young children in particular must be taught not to play with or drop anything into space heaters. Nothing should be placed or stored on top of a heater.
• Pots on stovetops should always have their handles turned toward the center of the stove, where children cannot reach up and pull or knock them off.
• Teach children to turn off lights, stereos, TVs, and other electrical equipment when they are finished using them. In the case of room heaters, children should ask an adult to turn it off when the room will be empty.
• Children should never touch matches, lighters, or candles. If they find matches or lighters within reach, they should ask an adult to move them.
• No one should stand too close to a fireplace or wood stove or other types of heaters, where clothes could easily catch fire.

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, fire departments and law enforcement agencies have programs for children who are inappropriately interested in fire or who have set fires.

 Click our Fun Links:   

 USFA Kids:  http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm  Check out Sparky at http://www.sparky.org/ for safety facts and fun  

Download the Jr. Fire Marshal Certificate (Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Help)

Download Marty and Jett's Coloring Book (Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Help)

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