Fire Safety 101

Print the Entire Fire Safety Guide* The Fire Safety guide is a special Newspaper in Education Supplement from The Providence Journal, in conjunction with The Providence Journal Newspaper In Education, Lifespan, The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Providence and RiskWatch, a program of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Fire Safety Rules A quick reference guide.

Fire Safety Puzzles* • Easy word find and crossword • Advanced word find *These easy-print pages require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it installed you can download it now for free.)

Knowing basic information about fires and how to prevent them, and planning ahead, could save your life and the lives of those you love.

• Fire Facts
  Learn more about fire, its causes and how it burns.
  
  
• Fire Vocabulary
  Learn some of the common terms associated with fire.
  
  
• Prevention First
  How to keep fires from starting.
  
  
• Safe Cooking Tips
  One common place for fires to start is the kitchen.
  
  
• Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  Learn more about these simple ways to alert your family about a fire.
  
  
• How to Get Out Safety
  Developing and practicing your own fire safty plan could save your life. Plus, draw your own home escape plan.*
  
  
• Meet a Firefighter
  Get to know Providence
  firefighter Paul Doughty.

Much of the fire safety information presented in this section was provided by Risk Watch, a program of the National Fire Protection Association. Linking teachers with community safety experts and parents, Risk Watch effectively teaches kids and their families the skills they need to be safe. More about Risk Watch

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