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Day Program

Fire Prevention and

Life Safety

Waco FD Fire Prevention and Life Safety Day

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Index

Introduction Pg 3

Pre-Kindergarten through 1st Grade program layout Pg 4

Pre-Kindergarten through 1st Grade school form Pg 8

2nd and 3rd Grade program layout Pg 9

2nd and 3rd Grade school form Pg 12

2nd and 3rd Grade homework handout Pg 13

4th Grade program layout Pg 15

4th Grade school form Pg 17

4th Grade homework handout Pg 18


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Waco area schools and WFD: Partners in Education

The Waco area schools and the Waco Fire Department have worked together for years to provide important fire prevention and life safety education for the children of Waco. “Fire Prevention and Life Safety Day” has continued to evolve from the early days of “seeing what a fire engine looks like” to what is, today, an exemplary program in Fire Safety Education.

Fire Prevention and Life Safety Day Curriculum

When Fire Prevention and Life Safety Day comes to your school, it is much more than just a fire engine. There are three separate educational components designed specifically to target each grade level:

Fire Engine- Pre-K, Kinder and 1st Grade

Fire Safety House- 2nd and 3rd Grade

Junior fire Inspector- 4th Grade

All presentations begin at first period or after lunch, and go on simultaneously throughout the morning and/or afternoon. Teachers take their class to the assigned presentation appropriate for their level of understanding and retention. The 2nd and 3rd Grades are taught the program twice for repetition. Each presentation adds to the students’ knowledge. The 4th Grade teaches the student to spot hazards in their home and help them correct the hazard.

Scheduling

Scheduling is a very important part of the process.When your school is contacted by the Fire Department and a date has been set by contacting Jeff Wilhelm at 750-1748, it is very helpful if all faxed materials be completed and returned as soon as possible. When scheduling, your school will be asked if there is a bilingual class that you will need to translate for. The following forms must be filled out as completely as possible, leaving no gaps in between(no empty time slots).

Introduction


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Pre-Kindergarten through 1st grade

A DVD player and either big T.V. or screen will be needed for the insidepresentation

Inside Program20-25 minutes

1. Introduce yourself. State your name and rank.2. Explain to the children the plan for the program. Both inside and outside.

(Example: I will be talking to you about fire safety, you will get to see a short video from our friend Stretch the Fire Truck then you will get to see the big red fire truck with our other friendly firefighters).

3. Start the fire safety talk making sure to cover:I. Firefighters are your friends:

• Firefighters will try to save your home.• Firefighters wear special clothing (uniforms) to protect them

from the smoke and fire.II. Smoke alarms:

• Smoke is dangerous. • You cannot smell smoke when you are asleep.• A smoke alarm can smell smoke day and night. That’s why we

place them in bedrooms and change the batteries twice a year.• Demonstrate what a smoke alarm sounds like.

III. What to do if there is a fire in your house:• “Get Low and Go!”• “GO” because there is no place in your home to hide from smoke

or fire.• “Low” because you must crawl under the bad dirty air (smoke).

*Demonstrate crawling on hands and knees with head held up.• You should have two ways out of every room.


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Pre-Kindergarten through 1st grade cont.

• Check doors before opening by feeling with the back of your hand around the jamb of the door and as high on the center of the door you can reach with out getting off your knees.*If the door is hot use your second way out.

• Have a meeting place outside of your home where everyone can go if there is a fire. The meeting place cannot move (like a car).

• Never go back into a burning building.• Call 911 from a neighbors phone or cell phone after you get to the

meeting place.IV. Matches and lighters are tools:

• Matches and lighters are tools for grown ups.• Never pick up or play with matches and lighters.• If you find matches or lighters, ask an adult to put them in a safe

place.V. Stop, Drop and Roll:

• “Stop” running or walking.• “Drop” to the ground and cover your face.• “Roll” back and forth on the ground until the fire is all out.

4. Play the grade appropriate DVD.

DVD titles are as follows:Pre-Kindergarten Matches and Lighters are for grown-ups.Kindergarten Stop, Drop and Roll.1st grade Get Low and Go!

5. Explain to the children that you will be leaving a Stretch the Fire Truck, a trading card and a badge with the teachers. TEACHERS: Students must behave appropriately for the rest of the day to receive their materials. You have the authority to withhold the materials until the children behave appropriately.

6. After the DVD plays, have the children crawl on their hands and knees with their heads up below the fake smoke line (smoke on a rope) to the exit door (the clear air). The teachers can line-up the children after they exit the room and proceed to the fire truck.


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Children are always excited to see the fire engine, and this has long been the standard format for introducing children to “community helpers”. The goal for this age group is much more than just teaching an awareness of firefighters as part of the community. Fire safety is also very much a part of the curriculum. The following lesson plan outlines the focus of a fire engine program. Younger children will be taught important lessons that are appropriate for their level of retention. A more detailed lesson is presented in the 2nd & 3rd Grade.

Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade 20-25 minutes

1. Park your apparatus in the location set by the school or the fire prevention specialist that can be contacted on 5A. After the children complete the inside program they will come to your location to start your show and tell.

2. Introduce yourself and your crew. State your names, ranks and what station you represent.(Officer may delegate the “Show and Tell” to a member of their crew.

3. Before you guide the kids around the apparatus, allow them to see a firefighter in all of their firefighting gear. Explain the following:

• Have the firefighter dress slowly in their gear.

• Point out the boots are to protect their feet from stepping on nails.

• Point out the pant’s big kneepads help protect their knees because they will be crawling on the floor looking for you.

• Their coat is to protect them from getting cut on anything that may be low to the ground and protect them from the heat.

• Their hood is to prevent their ears and neck from burning.

• Their air pack is to help them breath while in the poisonous smoke. They take the air we breathe and squeeze it into this little bottle. The mask keeps the space around the eyes clear for them to see you.

• Their helmet is to protect their head from falling bricks and boards. Their helmet protects their heads like the football players who wear a helmet to protect their head. (Young children should not put helmets on their heads because their necks may not support the weight of a fire helmet.)

• Now you have a friendly firefighter in all his gear. Allow the kids to touch the firefighter and tell them this is the uniform they use in a building fire. If you see one of them in a fire go to them. They are there to help you. Do not hide under a bed or in the closet.

Fire Engine Program


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Fire Engine Program Cont.

4. Next, show the group your apparatus and equipment.• Axe• Ladder• Hose with Nozzle• Medical Bag• Pike Pole• Have kids back away from the fire truck and warn them that you will be turning sirens and

lights on.5. If you have time and the group is not too large, let the kids sit in the apparatus6. Encourage the Leader of the group to gather their kids up near the Fire Engine for a picture if they have

a camera.

Tips

• Do not use the word SCARED. Studies show using the word scared will triple the number of kids that are truly scared.

• Do not use jargon or acronyms. These terms do not mean anything to kids or in most cases to their leaders.

• Anyone can modify this lesson plan at anytime. Relax, these kids and leaders adore you. Do not be intimidated by them because they are intimidated by you and are in awe of you. You are next to a pro athlete or real life hero in their eyes.

• Most of all smile and have fun.


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School Name

Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st GradeDate___-___-___

ATTENTION ***** ATTENTION ***** ATTENTION

Maximum of 44 students per time slot.

Please schedule bilingual classes together in one time slot.

Teachers please have your students in the PRESENTATION ROOM at your scheduled time

Time Teachers(please print) Grade # of studentsINSIDE/OUTSIDE

8:30/9:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________9:00/9:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________ 9:30/10:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________10:00/10:30__________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________10:30/11:00__________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________11:00/11:30__________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________Inside program will last 20-25 minutes

then go outside for the fire engine program to last 20-25 minutes.Please fax the completed schedule to FPS Jeff Wilhelm @ 750-1758

or for more information visit us as www.wacofiredepartment.com


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2nd & 3rd GradeA DVD player and either big T.V. or screen will be needed for the inside

presentation

Inside Program

1. Introduce yourself. State your name and rank.

2. Explain to the children the plan for the program. Both inside and outside. (Example: I will be talking to you about fire safety, you will get to see a short video about E.D.I.T.H. Exit Drill In The Home and we will go out to the fire safety house and practice the exit drill ).

3. Start the fire safety talk making sure to cover:

I. Smoke alarms:

• Smoke is dangerous.

• You cannot smell smoke when you are asleep.

• A smoke alarm can smell smoke day and night. That’s why we place them in bedrooms and change the batteries twice a year.

• Demonstrate what a smoke alarm sounds like.

II. E.D.I.T.H. starts with a drawing of your home showing each room, hallways. and all exits, including all windows and doors.

• Mark two ways out of each room.

• Draw your smoke alarms. One in the hallway in front of your bedrooms, one in each bedroom. And one on every level.

• Draw the meeting place. Make sure the meeting place does not move (like a car). You can pick a mail box or a tree away from the house.

• Make sure to place a note on your drill to call 911 from outside your house


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2nd & 3rd Grade cont.III. Know to practice your exit drill

• Practice your exit drill twice a year (change your clocks, change your smoke alarm batteries, practice your exit drill). Start by pushing the test button on the smoke alarm.

• Practice two ways out of your house with each drill.

• “Get low and go”, crawl low under the smoke. Crawling on your hands and knees with your head up so you can see where you are going.

• Meet at your meeting place to count if everyone made it out of the house and report it to the firefighters.

• Never re-enter a burning building.

• Post your exit drill, so you can review it often.

4. Play the grade appropriate DVD.

DVD titles are as follows:

2nd Grade Sparky’s Great escapes

3rd Grade About Fire: Wild About Safety with Timon & Pumbaa

5. Explain to the children that you will be leaving an exit drill sheet,a coloring book, a trading card and a badge with the teachers. TEACHERS: Students must return the exit drill sheet completed and signed by their parents or guardian before they can receive their coloring book, badge and trading card.

6. After completing the inside program have the teachers line up the kids to proceed to the fire safety house in groups of no more than 15 kids per group.


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Fire Safety House

Once the kids get outside they will be broken into groups of 12-15kids to go through the fire safety house.

1. Introduce yourself. State your name and rank.2. Show the kids your meeting place before you enter the trailer. Have them

enter the trailer and have a seat on the benches.3. Start the program by stating that you have learned how to make your

E.D.I.T.H. Exit Drill In The Home. Now we will practice the drill for this house.

I. Show the exit drill.II. Show two ways out of every room.III. Remember to crawl low and go.IV. Make sure to check the doors with the back of your hand for heat.V. Remind the students Do Not run or play around: this is all to help

you learn (training).4. OK let’s start. We’re watching T.V. when we see a fake fire in the corner of

the living room. When there’s fake fire there’s fake smoke and what do we do crawl low so get down on your hands and knees. Turn on the smoke alarms.

5. After the kids exit the trailer, meet them at the meeting place and make sure they know to count everyone and everything (pets)in the house and tell the adult or firefighters and have someone call 911.

6. NEVER RE-ENTER A BURNING BUILDING


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School Name

2nd and 3rd GradeDate___-___-___





Time Teachers(please print) Grade # of students

8:30/12:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________9:00/1:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________ 9:30/1:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________10:00/2:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________10:30/2:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________11:00/3:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________11:30/3:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________Inside program will last 20-25 minutes

then go outside to the Fire Safety House program to last 20-25 minutes.Please fax the completed schedule to FPS Jeff Wilhelm @ 750-1758

or for more information visit us as www.wacofiredepartment.com


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Develop a home fire exit drill today…It could save your life tonight!

If a fire occurred in your home tonight, would your family get out safe? Everyone must know what to do and where to go when the smoke alarm sounds. Take a few minutes with everyone in your household to make a home fire exit drill.

1. Draw a floor plan of your home

Use the grid on the back to draw a floor plan of your home. You should draw a plan for each level of your home.

2. Include all possible emergency exits

Draw in all the doors, windows and stairways. This will show you and your family all possible escape routes at a glance. Include any features, such as the roof of a garage or porch, that would help in your escape.

3. Show two ways out of every room, if possible

The door will be the main exit from each room. However, if the door is blocked by smoke or fire, identify an alternate escape route, which could be a window. Make sure that all windows can open easily and that everyone knows how to escape through them to safety. If windows have security bars, equip them with quick-releasing devices.

4. Does anyone need help to escape?

Decide in advance who will assist the very young children, older adults or people with disabilities in your household. A few minutes of planning will save valuable seconds in a real emergency.

5. Choose a meeting place outside

choose a meeting place a safe distance from your home that everyone will remember. A tree, street light or a specific neighbor’s home are all good choices. In case of fire, everyone will go directly to this meeting place so they can be accounted for.

6. Call the fire department from outside your home

Don’t waste valuable seconds calling the fire department from inside your home. Once you have safely escaped, call the fire department from a cell phone or a neighbor’s home.

7. Practice your escape

Review the plan with everyone in your household. Walk through the escape routes for each room with the entire family. Use this walk-through exercise to check your escape routes, making sure all exits are practical and easy to use. Then hold a fire drill twice a year and time how long it takes. In a real fire, you must react without hesitation as your escape routes may be quickly blocked by smoke or flames.

Remember:• Plan two ways out of every room, if possible

• Hold a fire drill twice a year

• Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside all sleeping areas

If you live a high-rise apartment building, contact the building management for information on your building’s fire safety plan.


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4th GradeA DVD player and either big T.V. or screen will be needed for the inside

presentation

Inside Program

1. Introduce yourself. State your name and rank.

2. Explain to the students the program. The Junior Fire Inspector program is designed to help you and your family have a fire safe home.

3. Start the fire safety talk making sure to cover:

I. Smoke alarms:

• Smoke is dangerous.

• You cannot smell smoke when you are asleep.

• A smoke alarm can smell smoke day and night. That’s why we place them in bedrooms and change the batteries twice a year.

• Demonstrate what a smoke alarm sounds like.

II. E.D.I.T.H. starts with a drawing of your home showing each room, hallways. and all exits, including all windows and doors.

• Mark two ways out of each room.

• Draw your smoke alarms. One in the hallway in front of your bedrooms, one in each bedroom. And one on every level.

• Draw the meeting place. Make sure the meeting place does not move(like a car). You can pick a mail box or a tree away from the house.

• Make sure to place a note on your drill to call 911 from outside your house


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III. Electrical Safety

• Extension cords do not run under carpets or across doorways.

• Extension cords are in good condition.

• Extension cords are not used in kitchens.

IV. Cooking Safety

• Stove tops and counters are clean and uncluttered.

• Pot holders are within easy reach of the stove ,but not too close (fire hazard)

• Keep curtains and other things that can burn well away from the stove.

• Have a “kid-free” zone of three feet around the stove when grown-ups are cooking.

• Always have a grown-up in the kitchen when food is cooking.

V. Heating Safety

• Have chimneys inspected and cleaned once a year.

• Have furnace serviced by a professional once a year.

• Space heaters are at least three feet away from anything that can burn, including people, furniture, and pets.

• Turn portable heaters off when adults leave the room.

IV. Play the DVD.

DVD titles are as follows:

4th Grade At Home: Wild About Safety with Timon & Pumbaa

5. Explain to the children that you will be leaving a home safety checklist, a pencil, a trading card and a badge with the teachers. TEACHERS: Students must return the home safety checklist completed and signed by their parents or guardian before they can receive their pencil, badge and trading card.


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School Name

4th GradeDate___-___-___





Time Teachers(please print) Grade # of students

8:30/12:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________9:00/1:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________ 9:30/1:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________10:00/2:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________10:30/2:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________11:00/3:00 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________11:30/3:30 __________________________ _____ ___________

__________________________ _____ ___________Program will last 20-25 minutes .

Please fax the completed schedule to FPS Jeff Wilhelm @ 750-1758or for more information visit us as www.wacofiredepartment.com


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Junior Fire Inspector Home Safety Checklist

Cooking Safety

__Yes __No Does a grown-up always stay in the kitchen when food is cooking on the stove?__Yes __No Are stove tops and counters clean and uncluttered?__Yes __No Are there pot holders within easy reach of the stove?__Yes __No Are pot handles turned inward so they cant be bumped?__Yes __No Are curtains and other things that can burn a safe distance from the stove?__Yes __No Is there a “kids-free” zone of three feet around the stove when grown-ups are

cooking?

Electrical Safety

__Yes __No Are extension cords used safety? (are they not under carpets or across doorways?)__Yes __No Are electrical cords in good condition, without cracks or frayed areas?

(a grown-up should unplug lamps and appliances before inspecting the cords.)__Yes __No Are kitchen appliances- such as the coffee-maker, toaster oven, and microwave-

plugged into separate receptacle outlets?

Heating Safety

__Yes __No Has your Chimney been inspected and cleaned during the past year?__Yes __No Has your furnace been serviced by a professional in the past year?__Yes __No Are portable heaters always turned off when adults leave the room or go to sleep?__Yes __No If space heaters are used in your home, are they at least three feet away from

anything else that can burn, including people, furniture, and pets?

Smoke Alarms / Home Fire Escape

__Yes __No Does your home have smoke alarms on every level, in each bedroom, and outside each sleeping area?

__Yes __No Are the batteries working in all your smoke alarms?(A grown-up should help by pushing the test button to find out.)

__Yes __No Are all the exits in your home clear of furniture, toys, and clutter?__Yes __No Does your family have a Home Fire Escape Plan that includes two exits, usually a

door and a window, from each room?__Yes __No Has your family picked a safe place to meet outside after you exit your home?

Be sure to take preventative steps outlined here. By being aware of common fire hazards and keeping an eye out for problems, you could save your home from serious damage.

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