What Is S.A.F.E.?
The Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program is a state initiative to provide resources to local fire departments to conduct fire and life safety education programs in grades K-12. The mission is to enable students to recognize the dangers of fire and more specifically the fire hazards tobacco products pose.
Key Fire Safety Behaviors
There are 23 Key Fire Safety Behaviors that should be taught in age and developmentally appropriate ways, such as:
Stop, Drop, and Roll
Making and Practicing Home Escape Plans
Reporting Fires and Emergencies
Crawl Low Under Smoke
Smoke Detector Maintenance
Kitchen Safety
Holiday Safety and more
Fire and life safety is easily combined with math, science, language arts, health, and physical education lessons. Integration into the existing curriculum topics is essential.
Benefits
Training children reduces anxiety levels so they are able to react to stressful situations
Fire, School, Health and Police Departments working together to help children survive
Family medical and health care cost reductions
Firefighter as a role model
Fires, burns and deaths reduced.
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