Encouraging Fire Safe Behaviors

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Encouraging Fire Safe Behaviors
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What we will learn today

• We will talk about how you can set the good
  example and teach your family and friends about
  fire safety so they can be fire safe themselves

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We have already learned that

• Most people die from smoke inhalation and heat.
• If you have a fire in your home, it is very
  important to get out immediately before the smoke
  and heat have a chance to limit your chances of
  survival.

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• What is an advocate?
• Someone who is in favor of something or speaks or
  writes in support of it.
• Someone who teachers others about something
• Can you be an advocate?
• Absolutely
• Practicing fire safety in your home and looking
  for fire hazards before they become dangerous.

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• Since cooking and smoking are leading causes of
  fires in the homes, how can you be an advocate to
  prevent those types of fires?

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• Cooking
• Keep small children out of the kitchen when mom
  or dad is cooking. Why?
• Remind mom and dad that pot handles should be
  turned inward. Why?
• Remind mom and dad that towels and pot holders
  should not be on or around the stove. Why?
• Remind mom and dad that they should never leave
  food cooking on the stove unattended. Why?

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• Smoking
• if you have someone in your home that smokes
• Check furniture often for dropped cigarettes
• Make sure mom or dad use a large, tip-proof
  ashtray. Why should you never use dishes, cans
  or cups as ashtrays?
• When emptying ashtrays, make sure the contents
  are not still smoldering. How can you make sure
  the contents are safe to empty?
• After large gatherings at your home, check to
  make sure there are no lit cigarettes that have
  fallen onto furniture or into waste baskets.
• Remind mom and dad to keep all matches and
  lighters picked up and put away.

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• Remember to take home all of the fire safety
  information you received in school to show your
  mom and dad so they can learn about fire safety
  too!