Home Safety: Resources and Internet Links

Resources

Your American Red Cross chapter, local fire department, firefighters, and school counselors are important fire prevention and safety resources. Some lessons and activities provide opportunities for you to invite community helpers to interact with your students. Get to know them and what services they provide to the school, your students, and their families.

Additional resources for fire prevention and safety information found on-line include:

National Fire Protection Association: www.nfpa.org
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: www.cpsc.gov
U.S. Fire Administration: www.usfa.fema.gov

Internet Links

• K-2

  While there are no references in the Lesson Plans to visit certain web sites, you may want to visit the following sites for more information:

  Smoke Alarm: http://home.howstuffworks.com/smoke3.htm
  Fire Science http://www.fire.org.nz/engineer/science/science.htm

• 3-5

  Lesson Plan 1
  "How Does Fire Work" Activity
  Man Made Fire http://www.tlchm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/osullivan/index.htm

  Lesson Plan 2
  "On the Lookout for Fire Hazards in the Home" Activity
  Florida State Fire College Kids Site
  http://www.fsfckids.ufl.edu/html/hhhunt.htm

  Lesson Plan 3
  "Fire Safety Equipment at Home" Activity
  Smoke Alarm
  http://home.howstuffworks.com/smoke3.htm
  Fire Extinguisher
  http://home.howstuffworks.com/fire-extinguisher2.htm
  

  "Fire and the Firefighter's Equipment" Activity
  American Firefighter.com
  http://www.american-firefighter.com/history/index.php
  Women in Firefighting: A History
  http://www.wfsi.org/history.html
  History of Firefighting
  http://www.toadspad.net/toad-history.html
  Illinois Fire Safety Kids: The Fire Engine
  http://www.state.il.us/kids/fire/ntruck1.htm
  

  Lesson Plan 5
  "Fire Behavior: Fire Tornado - Vortex Action (Ventilation)" Activity
  Internet Site: Flame Tornado http://chemmovies.unl.edu/chemistry/beckerdemos/BD009.html
  

• 6-8

  Lesson Plan 1
  "Preventing Problems With the Products of Fire" Activity
  Consumer Product Safety Commission
  http://www.cpsc.gov
  

  Lesson Plan 3
  "How Is Fire Used in Your Home?" Activity
  National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fact Sheets: Candle Safety
  http://www.nfpa.org/Research/NFPAFactSheets/CandleSafety/CandleSafety.asp
  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): Gas Grill safety Tips
  http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml97/97128.html
  NFPA: Gas Grills and Safety Valves
  http://www.nfpa.org/PressRoom/NewsReleases/Gas_grill_safety/gas_grill_safety.asp
  CPSC: Fireplace Safety Tips
  http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml74/74080.html
  Knowledge Hound: Home and Family Tips
  http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/homefami.htm
  U.S. Fire Administration: Fact Sheets
  http://www.usfa.fema.gov/public/
  

  Lesson Plan 4
  "Fire Insurance" Activity
  Insurance FinderŪ Home Insurance Quotes
  https://www.insurancefinder.com/applications/app_homeowners.html?AID=8352576&PID=1167068
  

  Lesson Plan 6
  "The Behavior of Fire" Activity
  Material Safety Data Sheet
  http://safety.science.tamu.edu/msds.html
  Fire and ignition temperatures
  http://www.tcforensic.com.au/docs/article10.html#2.1
  

  Lesson Plan 8
  "I am alive": The Story of a Survivor
  http://www.coping.org/911/survivor/kemper.htm