Fire Safety Tips for Kids
Here are some statistics that you should know about kids and fire:
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Children make up 20% of all fire deaths. |
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Every
year kids set over 100,000 fires. About 20,000 of those are set in
homes. |
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Children as young as age two can strike a match and start a fire.
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Over
30% of the fires that kill children are set by children playing with
fire. |
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Most
child fire-play incidents involve matches or lighters, so keep these
locked up and out of reach of children. |
Here are some educational tips to help prevent your child from
becoming one of these statistics:
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Talk about and practice your home fire
escape plan with your children. |
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Do not play with matches, candles, or
lighters. |
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Fire is FAST, HOT, DARK AND DEADLY!
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Do not hide from firefighters--teach
your kids what they look like and sound like with their oxygen masks
on. |
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Show kids how to crawl low on the
floor, below the smoke. |
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If there is a fire in the house, get
out and stay out. |
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Stop, drop and roll if clothes catch
fire. |
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Do not pick up matches or lighters
they find, instead, tell an adult about them immediately.
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Do not go too near wood stoves,
radiators, heaters and fireplaces—clothes can catch fire.
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Do not put anything on, or drop
anything into radiators or heaters. |
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Cook only with permission and
supervision. |
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Never play with electrical cords or
electrical sockets. |
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Get help from an adult with plugging
things into wall sockets. |
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Practice fire safety skills regularly
with your kids. |
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Visit the
United States Fire
Administration's Kids' Page or
Sparky the Fire Dog with
your child to play on the Web and learn more about fire safety |
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