Fire Safety

Today Firefighter Shellie came to our classroom to teach us about fire safety.  We reviewed some very important fire safety concepts.

Most important:  The Smoke Detector is your NUMBER ONE tool for fire safety!

Tips to maintain your smoke detectors:

          *  Test the batteries every month (when you flip the calendar to each new month)
          *  Change the batteries 2 times a year (when you set the clocks for Daylight Savings Time)

The only safe place to burn candles in on the stove top - NOT in the bathroom, living room, on the kitchen table, or anywhere else.
         
If your smoke detectors go off -- Your ONLY JOB is to get out and STAY out.

The best way to move toward an exit in the event of a fire is crawling on your hands and knees (not too close to the ground, but still under the smoke).

If you are at a window on the second floor or higher, open the window and yell for help.  Someone will come get you.  DO NOT jump!

If your clothes catch fire:  STOP, DROP, COVER FACE, and ROLL.  Ask your child why these steps are important.

HOMEWORK for all families:

          *  Make a family plan and practice fire drills at home.  Be sure to have               an agreed upon meeting place for the family outside.

          *  Parents: teach children how to open their windows and remove the                 screens independently.

THANK YOU, FIREFIGHTER SHELLIE for giving us ongoing fire education!

Brenden shows us how to crawl in case of a fire.

Tilden will test the smoke detector to see if it's working.

Firefighter Shellie uses a model bedroom to show
how fire can spread and how to exit the room.