On Friday children in years 4 & 5 participated in Fire Safety workshops delivered by an officer from the London Fire Brigade.
The children learned about the most common causes of fires within homes across England. These included cigarettes, electricity, candles, cooking, and heating. The children were presented with real images of actual fires that have occurred within people’s homes. They analysed and discussed these images trying to identify which type of cause was responsible for the fire in the photograph.
The second part of the workshop focused on how to keep themselves safe in the event of a fire in their home. They learnt helpful tips, such as calling ‘fire’ as opposed to ‘help’ if unable to leave the building because calling ‘fire’ alerts neighbours and passersby as to which emergency service to call. Students were given the opportunity to ask questions to a very knowledgeable fire officer.
The LFB have a great website with short film clips to watch with children to highlight fire safety strategies, these focus on prevention, detection and escape. The LFB encourage everyone to install a smoke detection alarm in the home to help keep families safe click on this link: