Teaching children against fire

Teaching children about fire
Teaching children against fire has always been an important thing in children’s lives. As a parent, you should teach your children about fire safety.

Steps to teach children against fire:

The first step in teaching children about fire safety is to teach them to understand the danger.

Many children do not know how to react to a fire and may even hide in a place close to the fire without being safe there. But if children are properly trained in fire safety and you gently tell them what to do to stay safe, they can protect themselves in such situations. Here are some interesting facts:

More than half of all fire deaths occur in children under the age of four.
Fire injuries increase during adolescence because adolescence is a time when risky behaviors increase.
Boys are more likely to be injured in fires than girls because boys are more likely to engage in hazardous activities.

Handle the issue carefully.

You don’t want to scare your child, but on the other hand, you want to explain everything to him like a horror movie, you want to make sure he knows the dangers of fire.

You often have to talk about public safety. You can talk one-on-one when discussing what to do in an emergency, as well as more casually when talking about movies, games, and beliefs.

Make sure your kids know about police and fire. By focusing on fun and friendly toy symbols, you can reinforce general ideas about safety. When you and your child use toys or accessories to “play fireman,” you’re actually increasing their understanding of fire safety, which is a great thing!

Mix serious discussions and practice with games as well.

You want your child to take the subject very seriously, but you don’t want to scare them. Everything that is practiced in the game has the power to “learn” and become a habit. If you practice escape routes around your home as part of a firefighter play, your kids may use those routes again in a real emergency.

Show them how to escape.

Tell your children that there are two ways to escape from their room and that it is very important that they get out of their house as soon as possible.
Make sure your child can escape and check that the windows open. Place ladders and escape ropes near windows and balconies.

Let them know so they feel safe.

When there is a fire, it will be dark and difficult to go home. To simulate the situation, you can blindfold your child and ask him to identify the right way.

Use rhyming songs and poems to teach.

Use poems to teach that recreates fire situations and escape routes for your child.

Teach them about fire alarm systems.

According to studies, some children do not know what fire alarms do. Teach your children that fire alarms warn you of a fire, also teach them how to recognize the noise of alarms and check with teenagers how to check the batteries of fire alarm devices and replace them.

Briefly tell your children not to return to a burning or burning building.

They should get out of the house as quickly as possible and get to a safe place where other people have gone.

Ask the children to touch the doors to see if they are warm.

Tell your children not to open a door if it is hot, as hot doors will spread the fire further.

Children should know never to touch hot door handles and if necessary use a towel or other cloth. The fabric can also double as breathing and face protection.
Teach them about stopping, letting go, and rolling.

Teach them to crawl on the ground to escape the fire and to roll over if they are on fire.

Tell your kids to never know if they are on fire, it will only make it worse.

Practice and review fire safety every month, actually review what they know about fire safety every month.

Organize a field camp with the fire department.

Contact your local fire department and ask them to book an appointment. This is a great opportunity for them, especially since many children are afraid of firefighters.

Run a fire safety quiz.

Ask your children to make a poster or essay about fire safety. Get them to describe how they escaped and what they would do in the fire on their poster.

Read stories to them.

There are many excellent books on fire safety, many of which are readily available. Here are some of them:

No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons)
Stop Drop and Roll: (a book about fire safety)
Fire! Fire!
Safety at home

Make red the color of the week.

Many fire-related items are red, such as fire extinguishers, fire hydrants, and fire engines.
Get them to brainstorm and draw the other items in red. You can even reward them with red to continue the red theme.

Show them how to follow fire exit signs.

Walk with them around the school and the building and tell them that fire exit signs are everywhere and will always be on.

Play some games.

Make your children run, crawl on the floor and cover their faces. A popular game that kids love is hide and seek.

Practice escaping.

Even if kids know how to evacuate their home, schools are very different. Enact an emergency scene about a school fire, you can even add obstacles and block exits to make it more challenging. Make sure children are familiar with all emergency exit areas.

Check the fire safety equipment together.

Teach your children about fire blankets, fire alarms, fire hoses, fire alarms and fire extinguishers. You can even have them find these fire extinguishers around the school and ask them to work with them.

Teach your children how to escape from a fire to a safe area.

Let them know that fires spread quickly and that most fire deaths are from smoke inhalation, not burns. Tell them that dangerous fumes can overcome a person in just a few minutes. Practice crawling on the floor and running away from home with them. If no exit is available, they are forced to use secondary escape routes such as windows or ladders, and if there is still no escape route, wait for firefighters at the window. Practice famous slogans in them:

Don’t hide, get out
Stop, drop and crawl
Do not play with matches
Teach them to call emergency services.

From an early age, teach them emergency phone numbers to call in case of emergency. Teach them the phone number of your country’s emergency services.

Discuss with your children what to do in the event of a fire.

Remember not to be so serious that it scares them off, but serious enough to get your point across. Here are the main things kids should know:

The smoke is very dangerous and they should cover their mouth with a damp cloth.
The smoke rises and they have to crawl on the floor.
Teach them the main roles of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, fire ladders, fire hoses and fire blankets.
Touch the door, never touch the doorknob to see if it is hot. If the door is hot, find another outlet.
Know how to find a fire exit sign and never travel in an elevator.
Remind them of the serious danger of people fleeing in fear and how they can get hurt because of their emotions and the people on the escape stairs.
When evacuating, never stop, even to call 911, and never go back inside.
If clothing catches fire, stop, drop, and crawl to the ground.

Practice until it becomes a part of your children’s mind.

Try using a stopwatch and give them time to get out. Make it a game and be creative with your teaching methods. If you do this with children, they will be more likely to remember what to do in a fire.

The points that should be mentioned in teaching children against fire.

Don’t assume they know everything or learned it in school. Teach your children safety facts and tips: