Fire Safety and Fire Escape Activities - NEW videos and apps to teach children!

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Fire Safety and Fire Escape Activities - NEW videos and apps to teach children!

Regina Fire and Protective Services is always looking for ways to help keep people safe!  They often work with community partners to develop new videos and programs to assist with teaching and training in a more accessible way.  

Here are their newest videos and apps!  

1. A new public education video to assist teachers and guardians with educating children about fire safety and fire escape activities. You will learn the steps of a fire escape plan and how you and your children can keep safe in a fire emergency.
Fire Escape Plan: https://youtu.be/pN5qfn5uTN4 

 

2. A new app to teach children how to learn to call 9-1-1 and say their address in an emergency. The video will explain how to download and use a new cellphone application. It shows teachers, parents and caregivers how to teach children to call 9-1-1 in an emergency. 
Calling 9-1-1: https://youtu.be/PwNkZTfO_cc   
Both videos and the 9-1-1 application were created by Regina Fire & Protective Services, the City of Regina and the University of Regina to provide local context.

 

Remember, if you hear a smoke alarm, smell smoke, or see flames - get outside, stay outside, and call 9-1-1. 
To learn more, visit regina.ca/escapeplan  

In a fire, you and your family have less than three minutes to escape and get out safely. If you hear a smoke alarm, smell smoke or see flames … get out, stay out and call 9-1-1. The best way to protect yourself in a fire is to prepare for one.
Preparing and Practicing Your Fire Escape Plan
Create Your Plan
  - Identify and write down two ways to get out of each room (e.g., door and window).
  - Designate a meeting place, such as a neighbour's yard or a tree down the street.
  - Once outside, call 9-1-1.
  - Photograph your home/belongings for insurance purposes and store a copy outside your home.
 Practice Your Plan
  - Hold a family meeting and to discuss the escape plan twice a year.
  - Check that smoke alarms are properly located and in good working condition.
  - Tell family members to go into the rooms they normally sleep in and shut the door.
  - Push the test button on the smoke alarm.
  - Demonstrate to young children how to get out of the house safely:Crawl along the floor underneath the smoke to exit a room.
  - Check if fire is behind a door (Place your hand on the door; if it is hot, DO NOT open the door. If it is cool, open the door slowly and crawl out.)
  - Close the door and go to the window if they are trapped in a second story room.
  - Stress to children that they should not hide when they hear the smoke alarm. They should get out quickly. Children should be taught not to wait for adults, but to get out quickly.
  - Ensure everyone knows where the family meeting place is located.
  - Once outside, meet with other family members at the designated family meeting place. Do a head count to ensure everyone is out of the house.
Remember to share your escape plan with babysitters and visitors.

More Fire Safety videos and information about services and events the Fire Department has for the community can be found here: https://rrlip.ca/pages/fire-safety-information and https://www.regina.ca/home-property/safety-emergencies/fire/public-education-events/ 

 


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