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Description
These materials were developed through the generous support of a U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) "Special Fire Prevention Grant" and the resources of the American Red Cross.
Masters of Disaster®: Fire Prevention and Safety was developed to help reduce unintentional deaths and injuries to children caused by residential fires. Fires and burns are the leading cause of residential death for children under the age of 15 and one-third of fire-related deaths of young children result from children playing with fire. The curriculum is a supplement to Masters of Disaster, children's natural hazard safety curriculum. The format and components are similar, including ready-to-go lesson plans, activities and demonstrations that can be incorporated within core subject areas. Lessons are aligned with national science, mathematics, language arts, social studies, and health standards.
The lesson plans and activities in these materials are arranged in three sections:
- Facts About Fire and Fire Prevention
The science of fire and ways to prevent harmful fires
- Fire Preparedness
Rules and tools to use to be prepared in case of fire
- If a Fire Occurs
Fire behavior and what to do during and after a fire
The materials consist of lesson plans in each of the three sections with hands-on, student and family oriented activities that engage students in learning and offer families knowledge of fire prevention and fire preparedness skills. The lessons are aligned with national health, social studies and language arts curriculum standards to facilitate implementation of these curriculum materials in schools where standards orientation is a major concern.
The printed form of the curriculum will soon be available from your local American Red Cross chapter. To find your chapter, visit www.redcross.org. Lessons and activity sheets can be downloaded.
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