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 mayprevent a major catastrophe from happening.
• Most fires can be prevented.

Dear Students....

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.

Dear Teachers....

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.

Student Projects

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.

1. 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.
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. 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.
   
   
4. Write and present a speech to your classmates in which you identify and describe the top ten causes of home fires.
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. 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.
   
   
7. Create a factual informative poem about fire safety. Xerox it and distribute it to your classmates.
   
   
8. Create a fire safety brochure with illustrations for second graders. Then share it with the second graders in your school district.
   
   
9. 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.
   
   
10. 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.
    
    
11. 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.
    
    
12. 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.
    

Some Fire Safety Information Sites

1. 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?
   
   
2. 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?
   
   
3. 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.
   
   
4. Fight Fire With Facts: Fire In America
   Fire kills every 100 minutes in the United States and . . .
   
   
5. Fight Fire With Facts: Fire Safety Tips
   Take a few minutes and explore each one of these topics:
   Space Heater Alert
   Safe Cooking Tips
   Electricity City
   Matches and Lighters
   Working Smoke Detectors
   Cool A Burn
   Stop, Drop and Roll
   
   
6. Fight Fire With Facts: Holiday Fire Safety Tips
   Fight Fire With Facts: Holiday Safety Advice From NFPA
   Visit these two sites to learn about fire safety and
   Christmas Trees
   Holiday Lighting
   Holiday Entertaining
   Plug-in Electric Toys
   Fireplaces
   
   
7. Fight Fire With Facts: Home Fire Safety 1
   Fight Fire With Facts: Home Fire Safety 2
   Fight Fire With Facts: Home Fire Safety 3
   These sites provide you with a lot of information:
   Learn how to rate your home's fire safety.
   Learn some tips on how you can avoid fires in the home.
   
   
8. 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?
   
   
9. Fight Fire With Facts: Summer Fire Safety Tips
   Fight Fire With Facts: The Preventor's Fireworks Safety Web Site
   Visit these two sites to learn more about Fireworks Safety and Summer Safety.
   

Some Fire Fighters Information Sites

1. 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 dalmations considered firehouse dogs?
   What is The Fire Triangle?
   Frequently Asked Firsts
   
   
2. Firehouse Museum
   This site is dedicated to all Firefighters.
   The Firehouse Museum displays a large collection of fire-fighting equipment and memorabilia from across the country and around the world.

This website was created and is maintained by Joan Marie Brown.  My Credentials include ...

This webpage was created January 1998, updated February 1999.

You are also invited to explore this website, Learning Websites for Middle School Students.