marisol2626 asked:


My six and a half year old boy is in the first grade. He was assigned a small project to come up with a map showing the escape routes of his home in case there is a fire. It does not have to be very elaborate, but if any of you know where I can find like an example of a good safety fire plan it would be of great help. Even where I work, there is not one posted anywhere. I just need some ideas please. Their class had a Fire Safety Program on Wednesday where the firefighters talked to them and I guess showed them around their trucks and etc. Any advice/suggestions appreciated.

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7 Responses to “Any suggestions on helping my fist grader come up with a fire safety plan?”

1. Cobra on July 21st, 2008 10:29 pm

   you can go to OSHA, on the web site and look up fire safety, and evacuation plans, it’s free.

2. Doug on July 25th, 2008 6:21 am

   Just tell him what you would do…or contact your neighborhood fire dept. and they will give you advice.

3. RiverRat on July 27th, 2008 11:36 pm

   Put him in the car and go to your local fire station and let him visit with the firemen and talk about it… he will be tops in his class

4. danjmnyc on July 30th, 2008 11:01 pm

   It seems like you might be going a little overboard. It’s a first grade assignment, remember. If you get too elaborate it will be pretty obvious that you pretty much did it for him. The teacher is not asking for some big comprehensive fire safety plan, just a cute little map of the house with arrows pointing to escape routes. I’d just help your son draw the map and help him figure out where to go in case of a fire. Then draw an arrow showing the best route to go from his bedroom to the nearest door.

5. 7ARK on August 1st, 2008 2:04 am

   my father is a fireman..so we grew up with a fire safety tattooed in our minds. The website listed below is very informative, you said he was in first grade so I am sure that you can slim it down into layman’s terms. Good luck mom.

6. babidoozer on August 2nd, 2008 10:09 am

   All these answers are great, but I would say that you need to also teach the child the simple basics of stop, drop, and roll.
   Also, I taught my kids that if they knew there was a fire to just get out if possible. We always had a plan, but you can’t always count on children to remember a plan. You have to think more on the childs level, and then you have to practice it and reiterate it constantly- even if they never see a fire.

7. todvango on August 4th, 2008 2:36 pm

   NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) always has a ton of fire safety tips, activities for families, kids, and information on fire escape plans. Check out the link…