Fire Safety

Ashley Tierney

Stats.

What Causes Fires?

• Matches• Lighters• Appliances• Electrical Wiring• Stoves• Carelessness

How Can You Protect Yourself?

• Supervise young children• Keep lighters and matches in secured area• Develop a home escape plan• Teach children about fires• Teach children how to get help• Teach how to STOP, DROP and ROLL• Install smoke alarms

What do you do if there is a fire?

• Call 9-1-1• Get out of the house

What to teach children!

• Teach children how to dial 9-1-1 (for emergencies only)

• Teach children how to get out of the house• Teach children how fire alarms work• Teach children that firefighters are our

FRIENDS• Teach children their address

Our FRIENDS!

STOP, DROP and ROLL

• Stop, Drop and Roll

Make an escape plan like this oneWhen making an escape plan have your children with you. Make sure they know where everything is and that they understand. Post the plan somewhere in your home.

Videos

• Be cool about Fire Safety• Fire Alarms

References

• http://www.sparky.org/• http://

www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/estimates/index.shtm

• http://www.detech.com/fire-safety/major-causes-of-fire/