Fire Safety for Kids That Isn’t Scary | SERVPRO® of Dublin/Vidalia/Claxton

6/10/2023 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Dublin/Vidalia/Claxton is here for you and your family if you experience a fire in your home or business.

Watching children grow is such a joyful experience. Helping them grow in curiosity and creativity while you get to view the world through their bright eyes is such a blessing, but there are plenty of things you will have to teach them that could be less than pleasant.

Fire safety is one of the most important things you can teach children, and something they need to learn starting at a very young age. If a fire breaks out in your home it will be scary for everyone regardless of age. The more you prepare the faster and safer everyone can respond.

Introduce your children to staying safe during a fire in fun and comfortable ways so they know how to react during an emergency.

Explain the Dangers of Fire

In order to understand something, kids need to be able to experience it and get to know cause and effect. Teach your children how a fire can start. Walk them to areas of your home where fires are prone to starting, including the stove, fireplace or fire pit if you have them. Make sure they understand that these are not toys and should be used safely or not at all.

Store matches and lighters in a secure place in your home where young children cannot access them, and make sure older children understand that they are not toys before allowing them to use them. Found matches should always be brought to an adult. A house fire can start from a single smoldering match.

Familiarize Them With Authority

Teaching your kids about proper authority figures is another crucial lesson they need in lots of areas of their lives, but make sure they are familiar with firefighters who could respond in the event of a fire emergency. Show them pictures of firefighters in their gear, or take them to the local station to introduce them and allow them to see the truck and gear up-close.

Work with your kids on what firefighters will do when they come to your home during an emergency. Have them army crawl down a hall while they yell out their names. Play a stop, drop and roll game to see who can make it the fastest from one location to the next. Keep it light and fun so that your children can better absorb the techniques without fear.

Make a Game Plan Together

If your family does not already have one, create an emergency exit plan. Get creative with art supplies and have the kids create diagrams of the safest ways out of each room. Hang their artwork on the fridge as another way to reinforce this crucial concept.

Practice these escape routes, and talk about window safety if that is one of the exits out of a room. Make sure your children understand this is a last resort and go over the potential fall risks so they avoid trying to climb out for fun later.

Create an outdoor meeting place that your family can safely gather at in the event of an emergency. Make this a space far enough away from structures but still somewhere comfortable and frequently used. Let the kids play here from time to time in order to make this spot feel safe.

Teach your kids how to call 911 and help them memorize basic information about themselves, their parents and their location. Practice everything often, and you can rest assured your family is safe.

Fires can cause widespread damage. Call us for a thorough and efficient restoration.