Fire Safety Education
Each October, during National Fire Prevention Month, California’s Ventura City Fire Department, in partnership with the Ventura Unified School District, hosts Fourth Grade Fire Safety Days.
Nearly 1,400 students from the California city’s 17 elementary schools participate in the two-day event, which includes hands-on activities and demonstrations at the Fire Training Grounds. Students learn fire safety, including home escape planning, use of a fire extinguisher, emergency preparedness and how education prepares them for a career in firefighting and/or paramedicine.
Lysa Urban, public information officer for the city, says students learn how firefighters operate fire engines, pumps and hoses that require on-the-spot mathematical calculations using equations they have learned in school. Fire instructors explain how an education in chemistry is an essential element of becoming a member of the Hazardous Materials Team. Children learn about the rigors of the Urban Search and Rescue Team, requiring a knowledge base in construction, geometry and physics.
Following the event, an essay-writing contest encourages students to share what they’ve learned, and the winning student essay receives the coveted Fire Hydrant Award.
Each October, during National Fire Prevention Month, California’s Ventura City Fire Department, in partnership with the Ventura Unified School District, hosts Fourth Grade Fire Safety Days.
Nearly 1,400 students from the California city’s 17 elementary schools participate in the two-day event, which includes hands-on activities and demonstrations at the Fire Training Grounds. Students learn fire safety, including home escape planning, use of a fire extinguisher, emergency preparedness and how education prepares them for a career in firefighting and/or paramedicine.
Lysa Urban, public information officer for the city, says students learn how firefighters operate fire engines, pumps and hoses that require on-the-spot mathematical calculations using equations they have learned in school. Fire instructors explain how an education in chemistry is an essential element of becoming a member of the Hazardous Materials Team. Children learn about the rigors of the Urban Search and Rescue Team, requiring a knowledge base in construction, geometry and physics.
Following the event, an essay-writing contest encourages students to share what they’ve learned, and the winning student essay receives the coveted Fire Hydrant Award.
