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Fire Safety Tips for Kids

Here are some statistics that you should know about kids and fire:

Children make up 20% of all fire deaths.

Every year kids set over 100,000 fires. About 20,000 of those are set in homes.

Children as young as age two can strike a match and start a fire.

Over 30% of the fires that kill children are set by children playing with fire.

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:

Talk about and practice your home fire escape plan with your children.

Do not play with matches, candles, or lighters.

Fire is FAST, HOT, DARK AND DEADLY!

Do not hide from firefighters--teach your kids what they look like and sound like with their oxygen masks on.

Show kids how to crawl low on the floor, below the smoke.

If there is a fire in the house, get out and stay out.

Stop, drop and roll if clothes catch fire.

Do not pick up matches or lighters they find, instead, tell an adult about them immediately.

Do not go too near wood stoves, radiators, heaters and fireplaces—clothes can catch fire.

Do not put anything on, or drop anything into radiators or heaters.

Cook only with permission and supervision.

Never play with electrical cords or electrical sockets.

Get help from an adult with plugging things into wall sockets.

Practice fire safety skills regularly with your kids.

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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