FIRE
SAFETY WEB SITES FOR TEACHERS & STUDENTS
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All of the sites listed were active as of October 1,
2007. The evaluation is by the
ALL YOU EVER
WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
http://www.hanford.gov/fire/safety/extingrs.htm
Discusses the four types of fire extinguishers and the kinds of fires they are used for. Excellent
FIRE CALL: A WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER SPEAKS
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/firecall/
A streaming video
of Norman Shuster, a veteran wildland firefighter who tells about how it feels
to fight these fires and the awful dangers involved (includes both audio and
captioned narration). Includes several
links. Excellent
FIRE – 42EXPLORE
http://www.42explore.com/fire.htm
Basic information on fire along with extensive activities and links. Excellent
FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE FIGHTING:
POLYMERS THAT SAVE LIVES` NEW!
http://www.pslc.ws/fire/hsteach/index.htm
“These
web pages will take you on a fun journey to explore the science of fire,
beginning with how and why things burn and moving on to what's being done to
keep things from burning. The chemistry of this stuff is really neat - what happens
on the molecular level is really the down-and-dirty of the how-and-why.
Guaranteed, when you're done, you'll never look at a candle in the same light.” Sections:
Topics, Activities, Teacher Note and Tools.
Excellent
FIRE SAFE KIDS PAGE
http://www.state.il.us/kids/fire/
Kids’ fire safety page from the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office. Includes photos and information on Firedogs, Look for the Fire Hazards Game, Teaching Materials, photos and information on Fire Engines and Firefighters and their equipment and more. Excellent
FIRE SAFETY LINKS NEW!
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/firesafety.htm
A
page of links to fire safety sites. For
elementary students. Excellent
FIRESAFETY.GOV NEW!
A federal website on fire safety. For the general population. Excellent
FIRE WARS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/
A
companion site to the Nova episode “Fire Wars”.
“NOVA accompanies the men and women of a wildland firefighting crew
known as the Arrowhead Hotshots as they battle one of the most destructive
wildfire seasons ever, the summer of 2000.” Includes: Sections: The Producer’s Story (how they
filmed it), The World on Fire, Outfitting Wildland Firefighters, How Plants
Use Fire, Glossary of Fire Terms, Wildfire Simulator, On Fire and more. Excellent
FIREFIGHTER
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TOUR & FIRE ENGINE TOUR
http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/fire/pct/
Take an
illustrated tour of the protective clothing firefighters wear to protect them
from the intense heat of a fire. Each
item of clothing also has a video clip.
Then click at the bottom right for an illustrated tour of a fire
engine. Excellent
THE HISTORY OF FIRE NEW!
http://library.thinkquest.org/27767/ingles.htm
Information
on the history of fire and its uses. “Hello I am Flamita, I am here to introduce
you to the fantastic world of knowledge, on this occasion it is my pleasure to
present a discovery that is, I believe, the most important in the history
"Fire". During your trip through these pages that I have designed
alone, without any type of help from Ivan, Luis or Simon, I will explain to you
step by step how it was adored in the ancient times and its most probable
discovery, I will also teach you how and when to produce it under safe
conditions, you will discover the dangers that it represents when it is out of
control, the main uses and finally I will show you some first aid techniques
for burns.” Sections: Video, Introduction and Definition, In the
Ancient Times, Probable Discovery, How and When to Produce a Fire, When Fire
Becomes Dangerous, Uses, First Aid, and more. For elementary students. Excellent
HOTDOG’S FIRE
SAFETY COLORING BOOK
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/safety/firesafety_book.shtml
A coloring book from the New York City Fire Department. To download or print out. 20 pages. Excellent
INFERNO: AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE ON
WILDFIRE NEW!
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0119184/
A
website by students for upper elementary and up students on wildfire. Sections: Historical Fires, Fighting Fires,
Preventing Fires, Community and Interactive.
Excellent
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/vtours/fire/index.html
A virtual fire station in which students can tour the
different stations and see interviews with some of the firefighters. Includes lesson ideas and fire safety info
sites. Excellent
http://www.co.kern.ca.us/fire/media/index.htm
Includes a Slideshow, Explore a New Fire Engine, Explore Charlie 3 (fire engine for airport fires), A Virtual Tour of Station 67 and a Virtual Tour of Station 62 (airport fire station). Good photos. Excellent
KIDS FIRE SAFETY
TIPS 
Features Buzzy the Smoke Detector, Reddy the Fire Extinguisher, Squirt the Water Drop and their friends. They provide simple safety tips for children. Includes BedTime Checklist, Flashlight Guy, Stop, Drop and Roll, Safety in the Kitchen, Call 911, and other safety tips such as from Beanie the Bike Safety Helmet. A bright and colorful site for primary students. Includes also an Emergency Escape Plan contest. Excellent
NYS FIRE SAFETY
KIDS PAGE
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/firesafe/firesafe.html
Hershey the Arson Dog teaches kids about fire safety and the work of these talented animals. Sections include: Arson Dogs, Fire Week History, Fire Lessons, Puzzles, Quiz Time, Fire Trucks, Action Photos, and Ask Hershey. Outstanding site with good information and photos. Excellent
SCOTTIE’S FIREHOUSE
http://www.scottiesfirehouse.com/
Scottie the Firefighter leads 3rd
and 4th graders through fun learning about fire safety. Sections: Fire Safety Check List; Color &
Learn; Did You Know?; Scottie’s Story Book; Interactive House; Fire Escape
Plan; History of Scottie; Puzzles & Games; Scottie’s Scrapbook; Scottie’s
Art Gallery; and Information for Fire Safety (Educators). A bright, colorful site. Outstanding.
Excellent
SMOKEY BEAR
The official web site of Smokey Bear – (Only YOU Can
Prevent Forest Fires). Includes Smokey
Kids (In the Forest, Campfire Games {including Smokejumper! The Firefighting
Game}, Bear Facts and Smokey Mail), Only You (The Science of Wildfires,
Fighting Fires, Good Fires/Bad Fires, Prevention), and Smokey’s Vault (Story of
Smokey, History of Campaign, Smokey on the Radio, Images of Smokey). Excellent
SPARKY THE FIRE DOG 
Aimed at children 5-9.
Includes News Flash – Cool to Do
– Fun with Firetrucks – The Story of
Sparky – Hot Diggity Dalmatians – Sparky’s
STATE FIRE
MARSHAL’S OFFICE KIDS’ PAGE
http://www.firesafekids.state.tn.us/index.html
Flash the Fire Dog guides primary level students through various exercises to increase their awareness of fire safety. Includes: Test Your Knowledge; Is Your Home Safe?; Exit Drills, Stop, Drop & Roll; Word Search Game; and a Coloring Book. Excellent
KIDS FIRE SAFETY
PAGE
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/
Features Smoke Alarms, Escape Planning and Home Fire Safety, Hydro’s Hazard House, Games and Become a Junior Fire Marshal. For grades K-3.
WILDFIRES VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP NEW!
http://www.field-trips.org/sci/wildfire/
An
online field trip to teach students about wildfires. Includes terms to learn. Excellent
WOODS ABLAZE
http://whyfiles.org/018forest_fire/index.html
Are wildfires
always bad? Why Files examines the
various positions on fighting wildfires and how they can be a hazard to man but
a boost to nature. Excellent
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/radiox/frame.html?yellowstone/
” The great fires of 1988 scorched nearly half of
BOOTS THE CLOWN
FIRE SAFETY PAGE
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/5811/
A fire safety site from Boots the Clown, a fire safety
clown in
CRAFTS FOR KIDS: FIRE SAFETY NEW!
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/fireweek.html
A
collection of crafts, songs and more for primary students. Includes coloring pages, crafts, songs,
greeting cards and more. Very Good
FIRE SAFETY ABC’s 
http://www.ou.edu/oupd/fireprim.htm
Fire Safety Questions and Answers. Good basic information on fire extinguishers, evacuating a burning building and what to do if… situations. Includes a True/False Quiz. Very Good
FIRE SAFETY
COLORING BOOK
http://www.ci.mil.wi.us/display/displayFile.asp?docid=4502&filename=/User/cbates/firecolorbook.pdf
A PDF format coloring book from the Milwaukee Fire
Department. Needs Adobe Acrobat to
print. Very Good
FIRE SAFETY
COLORING BOOK
http://www.westcov.org/kids/fscolor.html
A fire safety coloring book to print out for kids to
color. Very Good
FIRE SAFETY LINKS
http://www.hvfd.com/kidspage.html
Very good links page. Very Good
FIRE SAFETY LINKS NEW!
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/fire/default.htm
Links
to fire safety sites with activities for elementary students. Very Good
FIRE TRUCK CRAFTS
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/fire/
Two craft activities for pre-k or kindergarten students for
a lesson on fire safety. Includes
constructing a fire truck from cardboard and making a fire truck snack. Also includes three coloring pages, either to
print or online. Very Good
HOME FIRE ESCAPE
PLAN
http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/FIRE/escfire.html
Detailed information from the Phoenix Fire Dept. on setting
up a home escape plan. Very Good
JUMPSTART – EARTH SCIENCE – WILDFIRE
RESEARCH NEW!
http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/earth/wildfire.php
Examines
the research the USGS is doing on wildfires to meet the needs of the
firefighting community and to research the role of fire in the
environment. Better than it sounds. Very Good
JUVENILE
FIRESETTERS
http://www.geocities.com/fire-ed/firesetters.html
Information for adults on what is a child’s natural curiosity about fire and what is a warning sign of too great an interest. By age level. Very Good
NATURE’S FURY – WILDFIRES
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/wildfires/wildfires.html
Information on
wildfires from the National Geographic.
Sections: Introduction, The Effect, The Phenomena, and The Science. Each section has an Image Gallery and there
are numerous video and audio clips. Very
Good
911 SAFETY RAGE
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001802/
A ThinkQuest site on safety with games (including helpful friends to provide hints) and several activities to print out and do. Very Good
SOS FIRES: YOUTH
INTERVENTION PROGRAM
A web site for the exchange of information on youth fire setting. Click on Welcome. Includes What’s New, Resource Exchange, Events Calendar, Links, FAQs, SOS Fires Training Program, and a Parent/Teacher Resource Center featuring articles on teen fire setting and links. Very Good.
STAYING ALIVE – KID ZONE
http://www.stayingalive.ca/kids_zone.html
Flip
the Fire Monkey and Mrs. Aboutfire teach children about how fires start and how
they behave. Sections: Coloring Pages,
Room to Room Safety, Fire Mazes, Word Searches and Crossword Puzzles. There’s also an Ask Firefighter Shane section
where children can ask questions. Very
Good
THE SUPER SAFETY SITE NEW!
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0211500/
A
site on safety including Fire Safety, School Bus Safety, Water Safety, Bicycle
Safety, Electricity Safety, Babysitting Safety, Fun Puzzles and more. For elementary students. Very Good
THE SURVIVE ALIVE
PROGRAM
http://www.survivealive.org/main.html
Information, including an instructional guide, on the Survive Alive program. Includes: Learn How to Survive Alive, Tour the Survive Alive House, Fire and Life Safety Information, The Kids’ Club. Very Good
USFA KIDS RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND
TEACHERS NEW!
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/parents-teachers/
“The
pages listed in the menu to the left will help you guide children through the
Kids Page. They include discussion points for talking about fire safety and
prevention with your kids offline, lesson plans, fire safety recalls related to
children's products, publications and educational resources. The Kids Page is
targeted towards children in grades Pre-K through 3.” Very
Good
WILDLANDFIRE.COM – THE HOME OF THE WILDLAND
FIREFIGHTER – PHOTOS
http://www.wildlandfire.com/photos.htm
A huge number of
photos of wildfires and firefighting.
Very Good
ALFY – TEACH, LEARN, COMMUNICATE
http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Fire_Safety/Fire_safety_1.asp
Some fun, fire
safety links for kids. Good
ARTHUR’S FIRE SAFETY TIPS NEW!
http://pbskids.org/arthur/firesafety/index.html
A
page of fire safety tips for primary students.
Good
THE FIRE FIGHTER’S CREED 
http://www.fire-find.com/ffcreed.html
A copy of the Fire Fighter’s Creed, spelling out the universal mission of the firefighter. Good
FIRE SAFETY: A SCAVENGER HUNT FOR FIRST
GRADE NEW!
http://jl046.k12.sd.us/fire_safety_scavenger_hunt.htm
A
simple online scavenger hunt for first grade students. Good
FIRE SAFETY TIPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
http://stepbystepcc.com/firesafety.html
Tips to make the
holidays safe from fires. Sections:
Trees, Lights, Decorations, and Fireplaces.
Good
HOW FIRE WORKS
http://science.howstuffworks.com/fire.htm
How fire
burns. Shows the science behind a
fire. Good
HOW FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WORK
http://home.howstuffworks.com/fire-extinguisher.htm
Examines what fire
extinguishers do and how they should be used.
Good
HOW SMOKE DETECTORS
WORK
http://home.howstuffworks.com/smoke.htm
A description of how smoke detectors work to detect smoke and fire and to warn people. Good
LET’S LEARN ABOUT FIRE SAFETY –
SCAVENGER HUNT NEW!
http://homepages.ius.edu/MHOYLAND/lessons/webhunt.htm
An
online scavenger hunt for first grade students.
Good
MINOR BURNS – PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
http://www.quickcare.org/skin/burns.html
A short page on
the treatment of minor burns. Good
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE – FIRE WEATHER
FORECASTS
The National
Weather Service tracks areas where fire risk is high due to weather
conditions. Use the map to find the
forecast in any area. Good
PURCHASING AND
INSTALLING YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR
http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/0690_3.html
A fact sheet on what kind of smoke detector to purchase and where in the home smoke detectors should be placed. Good
SO YOU WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER?
http://www.wildfirenews.com/fire/articles/jobs.html
A look at what it
takes, in skills and guts, to become a wildfire firefighter. Includes both serious and tongue-in-cheek
observations. Good
10 TIPS FOR FIRE
SAFETY
http://www.cyberstreet.com/firedept/10tips.htm
Ten basic fire safety tips for everyone, young and old. Good
LESSON PLANS
BLAZING LAPTOPS: USING TECHNOLOGY TO
FIGHT FIRES – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19981015thursday.html
A
lesson plan for grades 6-12 on fighting fire.
“Students explore how digital maps and global satellite positioning are
helping firefighters in the
A BURNING ISSUE: UNDERSTANDING THE
DYNAMICS OF
NEW!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20070626tuesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A
lesson plan for grades 6-12 on forest fires.
“In this lesson, students reflect on the ecological and chemical
changes caused by forest fires. Then they work in groups to create diagrams
showing how specific variables can affect a forest fire and the chemical
reactions that take place during combustion. Finally, students use their
knowledge to evaluate fire prevention and management techniques.” Excellent
CALAMITY SANE: UNDERSTANDING RESPONSES DURING
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040907tuesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on how people respond to emergency situations such as fires. “In this lesson, students observe responses to emergency situations by participating in and making observations about a fire drill. They then analyze the fire drill proceedings from the perspective of a sociologist investigating social order during disaster response.” Excellent
FIRE AND FIRE PREVENTION – A THEMATIC
UNIT PLAN NEW!
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Safety/SFY0012.html
A
unit on fire safety for grades 2-3. “A thematic unit on fire and fire prevention
is essential for students of all age levels. However, knowledge of this topic
becomes particularly important for young children, who are vulnerable when a
fire occurs due to their inexperience and lack of knowledge about the potential
dangers of fire. Children in the second or third grades often use appliances,
and they may be placed in situations where fires can easily occur. Teaching
children about the dangers of fire and informing them about how to become
active in preventing fires may actually prove life-saving should they ever be
involved in a serious fire.” Excellent
FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
FOR FIRE PREVENTION MONTH
NEW!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/firetheme.htm
Lesson
plans and theme units on fire prevention.
Sections:
FIRE PREVENTION TEACHER’S GUIDE NEW!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/tguidefire.htm
A
teacher’s guide from Scholastic.com about fire prevention. Includes activities, coloring pages and
more. Excellent
FIRE SAFETY: ACTIVITIES TO SPARK
LEARNING NEW!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson026.shtml
An
article on teaching fire safety including links to activities and
websites. Excellent
FIRE SAFETY LESSON PLANS, ACTIVITIES AND
COLORING PAGES NEW!
http://teachers.askacop.org/firesafetyweek.html
A
list of links to lesson plans, webquests, games, activities, coloring pages to
print out and more. SEE ALSO
WEBQUESTS Excellent
FIRE SAFETY – POWERPOINTS, LINKS, LESSON
PLANS AND MORE NEW!
http://facs.pppst.com/firesafety.html
A
page of links to powerpoint presentations, lesson plans, webquests and
activitiesfor teachers and elementary students.
Excellent
ON FIRE – CURRICULUM UNIT NEW!
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=U156
A
curriculum unit on fire for junior/senior high students. “Wildfire and wildfire
environments provide interesting applications of the measurement and algebra standards.
This unit introduces the components of a fire-safe and fire-wise environment.
Students create a fire-wise location through calculations and measurement of
percent slope, defensible space distance, and various vegetation separation
distances. The unit plan culminates with students designing a fire-wise
property and testing their fire-wise IQ.”
Includes five lesson plans.
Excellent
SMOKEY THE
BEAR TAKES ALGEBRA – LESSON PLAN
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index_d.aspx?id=381
A lesson plan for senior high students on the
factors that play a role in creating a fire-hazard index. “This lesson
introduces students to the many factors that play a role in creating a
forest-fire danger rating index. Students work with the Angstrom and Nesterov
Indexes. To complete the activities related to these indexes, students should
be comfortable with linear, quadratic and exponential functions. Summation
notation is also used with the Nesterov index. Graphing calculators are
required for completing some of the activities.” For advanced
students. Excellent
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/yellowstone/YFmain.html
A
unit for grades 5-8 on wildfires. “In
1995, a report by the Congressional Research Service stated that the current
fuel management policy's reduction of fire control costs and damages is not
well documented. For this reason, a group of concerned government agencies has
contacted your team of environmental biologists. This group would like your
help in resolving this policy debate. They would like to know whether or not to
allow naturally-caused fires in national parks to burn to their natural
conclusion. The government agencies are particularly interested in your
recommendations based on your Earth System Science (ESS) analysis of a fire's
impact on the air, land, water, and living things.” Excellent
CANDLE COMBUSTION COMPARISON – LESSON
PLAN NEW!
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=031002155334
A
lesson plan for grades 5-8 on candles. “Objective:
To compare the heat energy output of different types of candles.” Very Good
FIRE, FIRE SAFETY
AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES THEME PAGE
http://www.fastq.com/%7Ejbpratt/education/theme/firesafety.html
A theme page with activities and lessons on fire
safety. Very Good
FIRE SAFETY THEME PAGE
http://stepbystepcc.com/firesafety.html
A page for primary
children with songs and activities on fire safety. Very Good
FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK – LESSON PLAN NEW!
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Civics/CIV0019.html
A
lesson plan for grades K-1 on what firefighters do. “This lesson is about fire fighters at work.
The students will learn how fire fighters fight fires in the city, country,
forest, and on the waterfront. They will also learn about the equipment used to
fight fires. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to draw a picture
of a fire fighter at work and be able to write a description of what the fire
fighter is doing while he/she is working. The students' drawings and
descriptions will then be placed on a bulletin board titled, What Fire Fighters do at Work.” Very Good
SAFETY INSPECTION- LESSON PLAN NEW!
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030103114914
A
lesson plan for grades j9-12 on analyzing fire strategies in public
buildings. Very Good
SAFETY TIPS WITH OFFICER BUCKLE AND
GLORIA – LESSON PLAN NEW!
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1019
A
lesson plan for grades K-2 on fire safety. “Recognizing problems and identifying
solutions are skills that help students develop awareness of themselves and
their surroundings. After reading the book Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann, students explore
potential safety problems and then devise possible solutions. Each student
creates a safety tip poster similar to the ones in the book to present a
solution to one of the identified safety problems. Students communicate their
safety messages to others by displaying the posters around the school or in the
community. This lesson could easily be adapted for use with older students.” Order the video from the AVA Center
VT503499 Very Good
SAY NO TO PYRO –
LESSON PLAN
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Safety/SFY0007.html
A lesson plan for kindergarten and 1st grade on
how to handle situation where someone is not being safe with fire. “Children
need to learn how to handle situations where something is not safe when dealing
with fire. This will show them what to do when they come across a situation
where there is a possible problem.”
Very Good
SCALE DRAWING OF
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021230121244
A
lesson plan for grades 9-12 in which students create a scale drawing of their
home and map out a fire escape route.
Very Good
TEACHING THEME: FIRE PREVENTION NEW!
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/fireweek.php
Resources
and links for fire prevention month.
Very Good
CANDLE FLAME IN MICROGRAVITY – LESSON
PLAN NEW!
http://nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=02122494157
A
lesson plan for grades 5-8 on candle flames in microgravity. “Objective:
To observe a candle flame's properties in free fall.” Good
CANDLE FLAMES – LESSON PLAN NEW!
http://nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=02122493525
A
lesson plan for grades 5-8 on candle flames.
“Objective: To investigate the
effect of gravity on the burning rate of candles.” Good