Fire Safety

Fire Safety

Time

  • 15 to 20 minutes

Materials

  • Paper
  • A pencil or pen

Directions

  1. Contact your local fire department, or check the Web for information about home fire safety.
  2. Talk about what you learn as it applies to your home.

Extensions

  • Practice a fire drill and discuss the results together.
  • Help your child make a fire escape map of your home.
  • Visit and make an escape map for a close family member in another home.


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