Public Fire Safety Education

Favorites:

• http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/ from the United States Fire Administration. The USFA is part of the federal government. One of our jobs is to help prevent fires. We want everyone to be safe from fire, including you! The Kids Page is full of tips that can help you and your family be safe from fire.

• http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/ is the website for Sparky the Fire Dog.  Make sure to check out the "cool things to do" page at http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/cool.html

• National Fire Protection Agency online at http://www.nfpa.org/FPW/Kids_Area/kids_area.asp . Chekc out all the teacher materials at http://www.nfpa.org/FPW/Classroom_Materials/classroom_materials.asp

• No fire prevention sites are complete without the official site of Smokey the Bear:  http://www.smokeybear.com/

• All about fires and fire safety at the Police Notebook: http://www.ou.edu/oupd/fireprim.htm

• The Consumer Product Safety Commission also provides many downloadable resources on fire safety at http://www.ou.edu/oupd/fireprim.htm

• FirePals - Kids' Fire Safety Net at http://www.firepals.org/KSN/index.htm

• FEMA also provides downloadable resources for parents and teachers at http://www.fema.gov/kids/teacher.htm

• National Safe Kids Campaign site on fire at http://www.safekids.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=171

• The Milwaukee Fire Dept has provided a 20 page, downloadable color book about fire safety.  Get your copy HERE (requires Adobe Acrobat).

• Plenty of fire safety crafts, activities, and color pages at http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/fireweek.html

Other Sites:

• 10 Tips for Fire Safety

• Alfy's Picks for Fire Safety - Don't forget to click on the three tabs at the top for other activities, lesson plans, and links.

• Big Red Fire Museum - See pictures of antique fire equipment here!

• Boots, the Fire Clown - There's a lot of activities here, but the music is annoying!

• Children's Fire Prevention Handbook - This online handbook is a publication devoted to community safety and awareness.

• Coloring Book - Click on one of the coloring pages to color online. Or scroll to the bottom and click the link to print out the pages to color.

• Coloring Book for Smokey's Friends - Requires Acrobat Reader.

• Escape Planning - Click the Start button to test your escape-planning knowledge.

• Fire Administration Kids' Page - Teachers, be sure to click on the Parent/Teacher link for some guidelines for teaching fire safety and prevention to your kids, lesson plans, answers to the online quizzes, and other educational resources.

• Firedawg - "Information and resources concerned with fire-related education and training."

• Fire Engine Tour - To start, click on the Kid Version button.

• Fire PALS Kid Safety Net - Includes tips, games, music, and video. Also a parent/teacher page.

• Fire Prevention - The week of October 6-12 will be Fire Prevention week. Find activities, etc. for the classroom here.

• Fire Safety: Activities to Spark Learning - Education World lesson plan article.

• Fire Safety - Articles.

• Fire Safety Coloring Book - Download this 20-page coloring book here!

• Fire Safety for Kids - Learn what to do in case of fire!

• Fire Safety - Lesson plans and units, books, etc. from AtoZ Teacher Stuff.

• Fire Safety - Mini-unit.

• Fire Safety - Thematic unit from KinderHive.

• Fire Safety - Thematic unit from KinderKorner.

• Fire Safety - Thematic unit from Mrs. Fischer's Kinder Themes.

• Fire Station Dog - Activities for young students.

• Fire Trucks and Firefighters - Crafts, activities, and more from Enchanted Learning.

• Fun with Fire Engines - Activities for young students.

• History of Fire - ThinkQuest

• Home Fire Escape Plan - This brochure can also be downloaded in PDF Format.

• Hydro Hazard's House - Learn a lot and have some fun here!!

• Interactive Games, Puzzles, and Quizzes - Regarding fire safety.

• Kids' Fire Safety Tips - Buzzy the Smoke Detector and Reddy the Fire Extinguisher teach kids to be fire-safe by following simple tips.

• Kids' Page - Watch a fire truck put out a fire and download a puzzle here.

• Lesson Plans - Click on the appropriate grade level for plans to help children understand the basic fundamentals of fire safety.

• Nozzle, the Clown - Fun and fire safety with Nozzle.

• Red Hot Dot - Learn about fire safety with Fireman Dan and his dog, Bud.  Click here for coloring pages.

• Safety - Thematic unit from ChildFun.

• Smokey Bear - Learn how to prevent a forest fire, how to make a campfire the right way, and check out Smokey's rules. Click on the icons at the top of the page for games, forest fun, and bear facts.

• Sparky, the Fire Dog - The kids' site teaches about fires and fire safety. Has games, activities, and lots more.

• State Fire Marshal's  Office Kids' Page - Test your knowledge, games and activities, and more!

• Survive Alive Village - Fire safety for kids with games, coloring pages, fun facts, and a kids' club.

• Teaching Preschoolers to Be Fire Safe - Guidelines and activities.

• Test of Courage - Life of a firefighter.

• The Fire Avenger - Learn about fire safety here from Georgia's Fire Commissioner.

• The Fire House - Meet Smokey and the Fire Education Team here!

• The Hot Spot - Florida State Fire College Kids' Site! This is a great resource.

• The Quentin Fire Kids' Page - Includes an interactive fire quiz, crossword puzzle, word search, and more!

• Virtual Fire Department - Take a tour, get lesson ideas, see student work, and more.

More Fire Safety Resources
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