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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 Getting Kids Interested in Firefighting

  • Do you want to be a firefighter one day?
  • Have you seen a firetruck? What noise did it make? Why do they go so fast?
  • Have you ever met a firefighter before? What were they like?
  • What do firefighters do?
  • Have you ever seen a building on fire? Were there firefighters there?
  • What do firefighters look like? What do they wear at work? What kinds of tools do they use?
  • Have you visited a fire station? What did you see?
  • Do you think you could be a firefighter? Why or why not? Would you want to be a firefighter?
  • Firefighters often have to stay at the fire station for 24 hours--that's a whole day! Why do you think firefighters have to stay there so long? Why is it important for there to always be firefighters at the station?
  • Firefighters don't just put out fires, they do other jobs too. Do you know what other jobs firefighters do besides fight fires?
  • Do you know any firefighters? What are they like?
  • What are important qualities for a firefighter to have?
  • Why do you think there is so much training and testing that firefighters have to do?
  • Have you read any other books about firefighters? What did you read?