Fire Prevention Day Details
The South Hero Volunteer Fire Department is bringing the Vermont Fire Safety House and Rescue Equipment to help students learn about fire safety.
What We'll Learn
Students will be learning age-appropriate fire safety topics, which include:
Seeing what firefighters wear and hearing what they sound like
Calling 911
Fire hazards in the home
How to crawl low to safety and choose a safe exit
Practicing an emergency escape
Water safety
The Fire Safety House
The Vermont Fire Safety House program has been in place for almost 30 years and has helped teach generations of kids and adults to be safe at home. The house is a mobile fire safety classroom from the Department of Public Safety. The trailer simulates a home with a mock kitchen, living room and bedroom. The Fire Safety House contains common hazards in a home and fire safety skill stations where all ages use "hands-on" practice to learn how to eliminate fire hazards or escape from a fire.
The Fire Department will be using bubbles - not fake smoke - in the Fire Safety House. Students who have permission will be able to crawl through the house and practice a safe escape.
Schedule
Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grades…………….12:30-1 p.m.
3rd & 4th Grades………………………………....…. 1:15-1:45 p.m.
6th, 7th & 8th Grades………………………...….. 2:00-2:30 p.m.
5th Grade (after Starbase)........................ 2:30-3:00 p.m.
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VERMONT FIRE SAFETY HOUSE PERMISSION SLIP
Student's Name:______________________________ Grade:______________
Grades K-2:
_________YES: My student has permission to tour the Fire Safety House.
Parent /Guardian Name: _______________________________________
Parent / Guardian Signature___________________________________
Date______________________________
Grades 3-8:
_______YES: My student has permission to crawl low (under bubbles) in the Fire Safety House and practice an emergency escape from the house.
Parent /Guardian Name: _______________________________________
Parent / Guardian Signature___________________________________
Date______________________________