Fire Prevention
USEFUL LINKS:
- AMERICAN RED CROSS: The most effective way to protect yourself and your home from fire is to identify and remove fire hazards. 60 percent of house fire deaths occur in homes with no working smoke alarms. During a home fire, working smoke alarms and a fire escape plan that has been practiced regularly can save lives.
- BURN INSTITUTE
- FIREHALL BOOKSTORE
- FIRE IS
- FIRE SAFE KID (Burn Institute)
- FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION
- FIRE WISE
- KIDS HEALTH from Nemours: Fire Prevention – Of course, the best way to practice fire safety is to make sure a fire doesn’t break out in the first place. That means you should always be aware of potential hazards in your home. (also en Espanol)
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
- NEBRASKA FOREST SERVICE
- NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY COUNCIL
- NFSC “Fire Pup” – costume
- NEBRASKA STATE VOL. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
- SPARKY THE FIRE DOG Sparky the Fire Dog was created for NFPA in 1951 and has been the organization’s official mascot and spokesdog ever since. Many other activities and educational materials on this site.
- NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL: Search Fire Prevention/Safety on this site. May have to look around some, but it does have some useful tips.
- NFPA – Public Education safety tip sheets
- SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE
- SCHOLASTIC FIRE SAFETY RESOURCE
- SMOKEY BEAR: Smokey Bear has an interactive website along with great information
- TEACHERVISION: FIRE SAFETY
- US CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
- U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION – Working for a fire-safe America: Fire Safety Program Toolkit – Whether you are just getting started in fire safety education, or you are a seasoned educator, this toolkit will get you on your way to a successful program. It will lead you step by step through the development or enhancement of your fire safety education program to meet the specific needs of your community. This program is part of the “Fire is Everyones Fight”.
VIDEOS:
- Youtube.com is a great source to find helpful tool. Type in fire prevention and safety and you will find some good educational videos.
- Duck Dynasty on Turkey Fryers
- Doofus Dan videos
- Disney’s Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumba Safety Smart About Fire! Classroom Edition [Interactive DVD]
- Disney’s Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumba Safety Smart At Home! Classroom Edition [Interactive DVD]
WEBSITES TO ORDER PRODUCTS FROM:
- 4AllPromos
- 4imprint
- Alert-all
- Amsterdam Printing
- Care Promotions
- Fire Smart Promotions
- Franklin Products
- Foremost Promotions
- Oriental Trading
- Nebraska Forest Service >wildland-fires>Order Smokey Materials (downloads as a .pdf)
- NFPA – Product Catalog
- Positive Promotions
- Print Globe
- Quality Logo Products
- UPrinting – water bottle labels
CUSTOM BANNERS:
- Rhonda Cerny UPS store
PRINTABLE FIRE PREVENTION TIP LABELS:
- Sheet 1 – multiple tips on one sheet
- Sheet 2 – multiple tips on one sheet
- Sheet 3 – multiple tips on one sheet
- Sheet 3 B – Tips with FD name
TRUE & FALSE QUESTIONS:
.pdf page of true and false questions about fire prevention
MOBILE APPLICATIONS:
- KIWI STORYBOOK – This is the website. You may need to search the app on your tablet.
- DIALSAFE – Kids can practice dialing 911 on a mobile phone.
- SPARKY BRAIN BUSTERS Trivia game
- KAHOOT! – Interactive app game that you create. (Phones, Ipads) You can make up your own game or search nfpa_kids and they have some premade.
TIP: When making a new account, sign up as a teacher for k-12
PUPPET SHOW IDEAS:
(Contact Chris Parker or Marshall Robinson if you would like help getting started with a puppet program)
IDEAS:
- Ideas and suggestions given out each year at Fire School
