Teaching Your Child About Fire Safety

Teaching your child about fire safety means teaching them about far more than not playing with lighters or not plugging too many items into the same outlet. Fire safety should encompass every location your child visits and help them to know what to do in case of a fire. From Stop, Drop, and Roll to how to call 911 from the neighbor’s house, your child should always feel confident during an emergency situation, because confidence saves lives.

Practical fire safety is important for school and home as well as places your child visits. Community awareness and civil responsibility requires every parent to teach his or her child about fire safety to keep fire related death and injury at a minimum, even preventing some fires from ever taking place.

Children of a very young age often do dangerous things. With fire safety education, children should realize that fires can be preventable and they must understand that they must stay aware at all times, because they are unique and irreplaceable. In addition, families should always have a home fire escape plan in place and educate children to never ever hide during a fire.