This website is dedicated
to all Firefighters.
Did You Know That
- A fire can engulf a house in a matter
of minutes.
- Fire is the third leading cause of
accidental deaths in the United States.
- Eighty percent of all fire deaths
occur in the home.
- Most fatal home fires occur at night,
while people sleep. Fire produces toxic gases and smoke
that numb the senses. If you're asleep, or become
disoriented by toxic gases, you may not even realize that
there is a fire. Smoke detectors more than double the
chance of surviving a fire.
- By taking the time to carefully
inspect your home for possible fire hazards, you may prevent a major catastrophe from happening.
- Most fires can be prevented.
You could... explore
the links listed under the heading Some Fire Safety Information Sites if the topic of fire safety interests you and
you want to learn more about it.
Or you could... go to Student
Projects and choose one of the
public interest projects to do. Then use the links listed
under Some Fire Safety
Information Sites to gather the
information you need to create an accurate, informative
project.
Please preview this
site and if possible integrate it into your existing
curriculum and classroom learning environment. Social Studies
teachers might enjoy the public interest aspect of this unit,
that students are becoming informed about this topic for the
purpose of informing and educating others in their community.
Language Arts teachers might appreciate the fact that their
students are researching this topic, then publishing and
distributing their work to a real audience.
These projects can be done individually, in
small groups or as an entire class.
Please do your best work. Work at creating a quality, ten-star
product - a product that you, your parents, your teacher and your
community can be proud of. Your work needs to be accurate,
informative, attractive and neat as in most instances it will be
distributed and shared with others.
- Create a fire safety advertising
campaign. Air your video advertisements on your city's
cable TV station and air your audio advertisements on a
local radio station. Display your posters at City Hall
and your written commentaries in the city's newspaper.
- Design a fire escape plan for your
house. Take it home and share it with your parents. Also
design a fire escape plan for your grandparent's house.
Then share it with them.
- Design a fire escape plan for your
school building. Assume that one wing of the building is
blocked with fire. How would students safely exit the
building? Share this plan with your principal.
- Write and present a speech to your
classmates in which you identify and describe the top ten
causes of home fires.
- Create a series of posters showing
people how they can avoid fires in their home. Display it
in one of the trophy cases in your school building.
- Make a list of questions that you
could ask a firefighter. Then call up your fire
department. Do a phone interview. Report your findings to
your classmates. OR invite the fire fighter into your
classroom and do a one on one interview with this person.
- Create a factual informative poem
about fire safety. Xerox it and distribute it to your
classmates.
- Create a fire safety brochure with
illustrations for second graders. Then share it with the
second graders in your school district.
- Create a fire safety newsletter for
high school students. Then place a stack of these
newsletters in the main office of each high school in
your school district.
- Create a fire safety brochure for the
adults in your community. Then contact your City Hall and
see if your city's government would be willing to mail a
copy to each citizen.
- For all the campers out there, create
a 'You CAN Prevent Forest Fires' poster that Smokey The
Bear would be proud of. Then contact your State's Travel
Bureau and see if they would like to duplicate and
display your poster at some of their Travel Information
Sites.
- Create a character that promotes fire
safety like - Smokey The Bear or Sparky The Firehouse
Dog. Then create a story or a comic stripe around this
character that deals with fire safety. Ask your local
newspaper to publish it.
- Fight Fire With Facts: Do you know what to
do in case of fire?
This site presents a question, then answers it.
Some of the questions it explores are:
What should I do if my clothes catch on fire?
What should I do if I wake up and my house is on fire?
- Fight Fire With Facts: Everything You Ever
Wanted To Know About Fire Safety
Visit this site so you will be able to say YES to all of
these questions!
Do You Know.
How fires start?
How fires are classified?
How to prevent fires?
When not to fight a fire?
How to identify the proper fire extinguisher?
How to use a portable fire extinguisher?
How to extinguish small fires?
How to inspect your fire extinguishers?
How to create an emergency action plan?
How to evacuate a burning building?
What to do if trapped in a burning building?
What to do if someone catches on fire?
- Fight Fire With Facts: Fire Escape Plan
Check out their Home Fire Safety Checklist.
Find out what a Fire Triangle is.
Learn about the importance of Home Fire Drills.
- Fight Fire With Facts: Fire Safety
Protection Tips
Take a few minutes and
explore all the topics at this site.
- Fight Fire With Facts: Holiday Safety Advice
From NFPA
Visit this site and learn
about fire safety and...
Christmas Trees
Holiday Lighting
Holiday Entertaining
Plug-in Electric Toys
Fireplaces
- Fight Fire With Facts: Home Fire Safety -
Part 1
Fight Fire With Facts: Home Fire Safety -
Part 2
These sites provide you with a lot of information:
Learn some tips on how you can avoid fires in the home.
- Fight
Fire With Facts: Prevent Forest Fires!
At this site you can explore the answers to these
questions:
How do I prevent a forest fire?
Can you make a campfire right?
Who puts out forest fires?
What are Smokey The Bear's Rules?
- Fight Fire With Facts: Summer Fire Safety
Tips
Visit this site to learn more about Fireworks
Safety and Summer Safety.
National Fire Protection Association Fire
Facts and Lore FAQs
Explore this site and find out the answers to these
questions:
What is the History of National Fire Prevention Week?
What have been the themes to Fire Prevention Week over
the years?
Who was St. Florian?
Why is The Maltese Cross the Symbol for the Fire Service?
What are the words to the Fireman's Prayer?
What are the words to the Fireman's Wife's Prayer?
Why are dalmatians considered firehouse dogs?
What is The Fire Triangle?
Frequently Asked Firsts
Dear Parents and
Educators....
For the safety of all children, it is highly recommended that
"Internet Time" be a shared experience. You are
encouraged to explore and enjoy this site with your child or with
your students. Please note that I am not responsible for
any inappropriate sites or advertisements that may appear at the
links listed above as I have no control over what the authors of
those websites might post in the future.
© Joan Marie Brown
Mrs. Brown, a Technology Educator, is the author of this website.
Created January 1998, updated September 2006.
This website is hosted by Wayne RESA.
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