FIRE SAFETY WEB SITES FOR TEACHERS & STUDENTS

 

Access these sites through your computer’s Internet connection.  Open the underlined address (URL).  Information can be printed or downloaded to your computer.  Be sure to follow links to other sites and find your way back with the “back” button.

 

All of the sites listed were active as of September 19, 2002.  The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the classroom. Sites marked NEW! are new sites or have new sections. Some sites have changed their URL and this has been noted.

ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FIRE EXTINGUISHERS      

            http://www.hanford.gov/fire/safety/extingrs.htm

Discusses the four types of fire extinguishers and the kinds of fires they are used for.  Excellent

 

BACKDRAFT – THE FIRE ENGINE IN THE COLONIAL COMMUNITY

                http://www.pbs.org/williamsburg/backdraft/

An electronic field trip through the PBS site to colonial Williamsburg on fire and firefighting in the 18th century.  Includes a Quiz, Scavenger Hunt, movie, lesson plans, Tips for Educators and more.  Different but very interesting.  Excellent.

 

FIRE CALL: A WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER SPEAKS                           NEW!!

            http://www.nationalgeographic.com/firecall/

A streaming video of Norman Shuster, a veteran wildland firefighter who tells about how it feels to fight these fires and the awful dangers involved (includes both audio and captioned narration).  Includes several links.  Excellent

 

FIRE SAFE KIDS PAGE                                         

            http://www.state.il.us/kids/fire/

Kids’ fire safety page from the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office.  Includes photos and information on Firedogs, Look for the Fire Hazards Game, Teaching Materials, photos and information on Fire Engines and Firefighters and their equipment and more.  Excellent

 

FIRE WARS                                                              NEW!!

            http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/

A companion site to the Nova episode “Fire Wars”.  “NOVA accompanies the men and women of a wildland firefighting crew known as the Arrowhead Hotshots as they battle one of the most destructive wildfire seasons ever, the summer of 2000.”  Includes:  Sections: The Producer’s Story (how they filmed it), The World on Fire, Outfitting Wildland Firefighters, How Plants Use Fire, Glossary of Fire Terms, Wildfire Simulator, On Fire and more.  Excellent

 

FLORIDA STATE FIRE COLLEGE KIDS SITE – THE HOT SPOT

            http://www.fsfckids.ufl.edu/index.shtml

Includes The Game Room, The Firehouse, Now Showing, What’s New, Teacher’s Guide, Online Games (Home Hazard Hunt, Color Me, Who Am I?, The Secret Message), and a firefighter movie featuring firefighter training.  New feature include fire fighting equipment from the past.  Excellent

 

HOTDOG’S FIRE SAFETY COLORING BOOK              NEW URL!!

            http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/safety/firesafety_book.html

A coloring book from the New York City Fire Department.  To download or print out.  20 pages.  Excellent

 

KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT TOURS AND PHOTOS              NEW URL!!

            http://www.co.kern.ca.us/fire/media/index.htm

Includes a Slideshow, Explore a New Fire Engine, Explore Charlie 3 (fire engine for airport fires), A Virtual Tour of Station 67 and a Virtual Tour of Station 62 (airport fire station).  Good photos.  Excellent

 

KIDDE HOME SAFETY EDUCATION CENTER

            http://www.kiddesafety.com/kiddesafety/pages/youthpag.htm

Interactive games (set up by age level), puzzles and links to other safety sites.  Now includes lesson plans set up by grade level. Just click on the Adult section.  Excellent

 

KIDS FIRE SAFETY TIPS                           NEW URL!!

            http://www.kfst.net/

Features Buzzy the Smoke Detector, Reddy the Fire Extinguisher, Squirt the Water Drop and their friends.  They provide simple safety tips for children.  Includes BedTime Checklist, Flashlight Guy, Stop, Drop and Roll, Safety in the Kitchen, Call 911, and other safety tips such as from Beanie the Bike Safety Helmet. A bright and colorful site for primary students.  Includes also an Emergency Escape Plan contest.  Excellent

 

TEAM UP FOR FIRE SAFETY!    (NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION) 

    NEW NAME  AND  URL!!

            http://www.nfpa.org/Education/fpwhome/fpwhome.asp

Click on Public Education for lots of information on fire safety and prevention.  Look for Risk Watch, lesson plans arranged by grade level; Learn Not to Burn; Fire Prevention Week Facts and History, and more.  Excellent

 

NYS FIRE SAFETY KIDS PAGE                                        http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/firesafe/firesafe.html

Hershey the Arson Dog teaches kids about fire safety and the work of these talented animals. Sections include: Arson Dogs, Fire Week History, Fire Lessons, Puzzles, Quiz Time, Fire Trucks, Action Photos, and Ask Hershey.  Outstanding site with good information and photos.  Excellent

 

SCOTTIE’S FIREHOUSE                           

                http://www.scottiesfirehouse.com/

Scottie the Firefighter leads 3rd and 4th graders through fun learning about fire safety.  Sections: Fire Safety Check List; Color & Learn; Did You Know?; Scottie’s Story Book; Interactive House; Fire Escape Plan; History of Scottie; Puzzles & Games; Scottie’s Scrapbook; Scottie’s Art Gallery; and Information for Fire Safety (Educators).  A bright, colorful site.  Outstanding.  Excellent

 

 

 

SMOKEY BEAR                                                                   NEW DESIGN & INFO!

            http://www.smokeybear.com/

The official web site of Smokey Bear – (Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires).  Includes Smokey Kids (In the Forest, Campfire Games {including Smokejumper! The Firefighting Game}, Bear Facts and Smokey Mail), Only You (The Science of Wildfires, Fighting Fires, Good Fires/Bad Fires, Prevention), and Smokey’s Vault (Story of Smokey, History of Campaign, Smokey on the Radio, Images of Smokey).   Excellent

 

SPARKY THE FIRE DOG               RE-DESIGNED & IMPROVED!!

            http://www.sparky.org/

Aimed at children 5-9.  Includes  News Flash – Cool to Do – Fun with Firetrucks –  The Story of Sparky – Hot Diggity Dalmatians – Sparky’s Arcade – and Ask Sparky.  Excellent

 

STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE KIDS’ PAGE                                  http://www.firesafekids.state.tn.us/index.html

Flash the Fire Dog guides primary level students through various exercises to increase their awareness of fire safety. Includes: Test Your Knowledge; Is Your Home Safe?; Exit Drills, Stop, Drop & Roll; Word Search Game; and a Coloring Book.  Excellent

 

USFA – KIDS FIRE SAFETY PAGE                                  

            http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/

Features Smoke Alarms, Escape Planning and Home Fire Safety, Hydro’s Hazard House, Games  and Become a Junior Fire Marshal.  Includes a Teacher’s Lounge with suggestions for lessons and activities.  Excellent

 

WOODS ABLAZE                                                     NEW!!

            http://whyfiles.org/018forest_fire/index.html

Are wildfires always bad?  Why Files examines the various positions on fighting wildfires and how they can be a hazard to man but a boost to nature.  Excellent

 

 

                                            

 

                       

BOOTS THE CLOWN FIRE SAFETY PAGE

            http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/5811/

A fire safety site from Boots the Clown, a fire safety clown in Nashville, TN.  Includes information on smoke detectors, fireworks safety tips, word games to copy or download, a photo album, Hot Links and more.  Fun music and animation but some pages slow to load.  Very Good

 

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK – OCTOBER 6-12, 2002                

            http://firesafety.buffnet.net/

The official site for Fire Prevention Week October 7-13, 2001.  Includes: Fire Safety Tips; E.D.I.T.H.; Activities; Fire Links; and Lesson Plans (for ages 3-14).  Also includes a section on the history of Fire Prevention Week and children and matches.  Very Good

 

FIRE SAFETY ABC’s

            http://www.ou.edu/oupd/fireprim.htm

Fire Safety Questions and Answers. Good basic information on fire extinguishers, evacuating a burning building and what to do if… situations.  Includes a True/False Quiz.  Very Good

 

FIRE SAFETY ACTIVITIES                        NEW URL!

http://www.kinderhive.net/Fire.html

Activities for elementary students on fire safety.  Includes: Books, Songs & Poems, Language/Group Activities, Math Activities, Art Activities, Learn Centers, and Firefighter Snacks.  Very Good

 

FIRE SAFETY LINKS

            http://www.hvfd.com/kidspage.html

Very good links page.  Very Good

 

FIREPALS KID SAFETY NET                                NEW!!

            http://www.firepals.org/KSN/

A fun, colorful site for kids on safety, from fire safety to earthquake safety.  Sections: Tips, Games, Music & Video. The Games section includes a Life Safety Quiz, A Fire Escape Game and a Dial 911 Game.  In the Music & Video section kids can choose from four fire safety songs or view a funny video.  Very Good

 

FOREST FIRE FIGHTING HOTSHOT CREW                           

            http://www.sover.net/~kenandeb/fire/hotshot.html

Follows a forest fire fighting crew as they fight forest fires.  The photos clearly show the hard work of these little known firefighters.  Very Good

 

JUVENILE FIRESETTERS

            http://www.geocities.com/fire-ed/firesetters.html

Information for adults on what is a child’s natural curiosity about fire and what is a warning sign of too great an interest.  By age level.  Very Good

 

 

911 SAFETY RAGE                         

            http://library.thinkquest.org/J001802/

A ThinkQuest site on safety with games (including helpful friends to provide hints) and several activities to print out and do.  Very Good

 

REDHOTDOTS                               

            http://www.geocities.com/redhotdots/redhotdotsx.html

Information on a fire safety program for young children in which red dot labels are placed on items that can cause a fire or burns.  The program includes pre-printed dots to purchase but teachers and parents can easily use the idea to devise their own.  It includes several examples of where to place dots (i.e. Coffeemaker, iron, stove, etc.)  Also includes two coloring pages to print out and color.  Very Good

 

SMOKEY BEAR COLORING BOOK

            http://r05s001.pswfs.gov/stanislaus/kidcenter/activity.htm

A separate Smokey Bear coloring book to print out.  For Primary and Elementary students.  Very Good

 

SOS FIRES: YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAM

            http://www.sosfires.com

A web site for the exchange of information on youth fire setting.  Click on Welcome.  Includes What’s New, Resource Exchange, Events Calendar, Links, FAQs, SOS Fires Training Program, and a Parent/Teacher Resource Center featuring articles on teen fire setting and links.  Very Good.

 

THE SURVIVE ALIVE PROGRAM

            http://www.survivealive.org/main.html

Information, including an instructional guide, on the Survive Alive program.  Includes: Learn How to Survive Alive, Tour the Survive Alive House, Fire and Life Safety Information, The Kids’ Club.  Very Good

 

WILDLANDFIRE.COM – THE HOME OF THE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER – PHOTOS

                                                                                                                        NEW!!

            http://www.wildlandfire.com/photos.htm

A huge number of photos of wildfires and firefighting.  Very Good

 

A WORLD OF KINDERGARTENS- FIRE SAFETY POEMS AND SONGS   

            http://www.coe.iup.edu/njyost/khi/f/fire.html

A list of Books, Songs, Poems and Activities for Kindergarten students on fire safety.  Very Good

 

                                            

 

 

ALFY – TEACH, LEARN, COMMUNICATE                   NEW!!

            http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Fire_Safety/Fire_safety_1.asp

Some fun, fire safety links for kids.  Good

 

THE FIRE FIGHTER’S CREED

            http://www.fire-find.com/ffcreed.html

A copy of the Fire Fighter’s Creed, spelling out the universal mission of the firefighter.  Good

 

FIRE SAFETY BINGO – LESSON PLAN                          NEW!!

            http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Safety/SFY0014.html

A fire safety lesson for grades 1-2 in which students learn about fire safety by playing bingo.  Good

 

FIRE SAFETY – STOP, DROP & ROLL – LESSON PLAN                                 NEW!!

            http://www.lessonplanspage.com/OSSFireSafetyStopDropRollK.htm

Lesson plan for Kindergarten students on Stop, Drop and Roll in which students learn the technique, when it is used and sequence the words.  Good

 

FIREFIGHTER CHORE BOARD                                     

            http://www.geocities.com/learnatplay/firefightercb.html

A plan for a chore board using a firefighter theme.  For primary grades.  Good

 

FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK – LESSON PLAN                                        NEW!!

            http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Civics/CIV0019.html

A lesson plan for grades 1-2 on the job of the firefighter.  Good

 

THE FIREHOUSE MUSEUM                                

            http://www.globalinfo.com/noncomm/firehouse/Exhibit.HTML

Information about the Firehouse Museum in San Diego, California includes an online photo exhibit showing firefighting equipment from the 19th and 20th centuries. Sections: Overview of the Museum; Steam Fire Engine; The 1841 Lancaster Fire Engine; The La Jolla #1; 1938 Seagrave Fire Engine; Fire Alarm Boxes and Fire Extinguishers; 1858 Ramsey and a Deming from the 1880s.  Good

 

HALLOWEEN FIRE SAFETY TIPS                                   NEW!!

http://www.nfpa.org/Research/NFPAFactSheets/Halloween_Safety/halloween_safety.asp

A quick set of facts and tips for fire safety at Halloween.  Good

 

HOW FIRES BURN – THE FIRE TRIANGLE – LESSON PLAN                      NEW!!

            http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Safety/SFY0202.html

A lesson plan for grades K-2 on the fire triangle.  Good

 

JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER ACTIVITY SHEETS

            http://www.accentpub.com/jrfire.html

Site for Junior Firefighter activity sheets to purchase.  Includes four free sheets to download:

1/Don’t Get Burned 2/Pencil Pals 3/Play Safely 4/Don’t Be a Turkey.  Good

 

Juvenile Firesetter Resource Guide               NEW!!

http://www.theideabank.com/jfs_guide/

A resource for teachers, administrators and parents on how to counsel and deal with juvenile firesetters.  Good

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE – FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS NEW!!

            http://www.boi.noaa.gov/firewx.htm

The National Weather Service tracks areas where fire risk is high due to weather conditions.  Use the map to find the forecast in any area.  Good

 

PRESCHOOL CRAFTS FOR FIRE SAFETY                                NEW!!

            http://www.preschooleducation.com/afire.shtml

Five simple craft activities for fire awareness and safety.  Good

 

PRESCHOOL SNACKS FOR FIRE SAFETY                               

            http://www.preschooleducation.com/cfire.shtml

Directions for four snacks for preschool students as part of fire safety lessons: Fire Engine Cookies, Fireman’s Shake, Energy Chews, and Candle Snacks.  Good

 

SAFETY MASTERS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS

            http://www.accentpub.com/kids.html

Site for activity masters to purchase.  Includes three free activity sheets to download:

1/Follow Safety Rules 2/Call 9-1-1 3/ Plan Your Family’s Escape.  Good

 

SO YOU WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER?                                              NEW!!

            http://www.wildfirenews.com/fire/articles/jobs.html

A look at what it takes, in skills and guts, to become a wildfire firefighter.  Includes both serious and tongue-in-cheek observations.  Good

 

TEACHING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY – LESSON PLAN

                                                                                                            NEW!!

            http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Safety/SFY0013.html

A lesson plan for grades 2-3 in which students act out safe and unsafe campfire practices.  Good

 

10 TIPS FOR FIRE SAFETY

            http://www.cyberstreet.com/firedept/10tips.htm

Ten basic fire safety tips for everyone, young and old.  Good

 

 

Prepared by the Cumberland County AVA Center staff.  Please call #856-451-0817 or email:  cumbavac@snip.net  with questions or suggestions for future web site lists.

 

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September 2002