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Children's Fire Literacy

This LibGuide is for firefighters and adults who want to introduce topics of fire safety, fire history, firefighting as career, and fires in fiction to children. It contains books, discussion questions, and tips for presenting firefighters.

Example Discussion Questions for Fire Safety

  • What should you do if there is fire on your clothes? Can you show me how to Stop, Drop, and Roll?
  • Do you know what a fire drill is? What do you do during a fire drill?
  • Fire alarms can be loud and scary, but they are there to keep you safe. Have you ever heard a fire alarm? What did you do?
  • Have you ever seen a fire? Do you know what to do if there is a fire?
  • Do you know how to stop fires from starting?
  • What are some fire safety rules you should follow if you're in a fire?
  • What are common ways that fires start? How can we stop fires from starting?
  • Does your family have a fire escape plan? Do you know what to do if there is a fire in your house? What about if you're at school, or at a store?
  • Why is it important to have plan for fires and practice fire drills?
  • What should you do if you see a fire danger, like matches or a space heater left on?
  • If your house was on fire, do you know what you would save? What is the most important thing to save during a fire?
    (Answer should be: yourself! Although things in your house may be important to you, you and your family should always focus on getting yourselves to safety before anything else)
  • If the house of you or someone you know was destroyed in a fire, how do you think they would feel? How would you feel?
  • How could you help someone after their home was destroyed in a fire?
  • What are some fire hazards that you can think of? What should you do if you see a fire hazard?