navigate. Furthermore, this information can be downloaded and printed
effortlessly.
ChildrenSafetyCorner.com has been created to act as a link to some of the best public access web pages dealing with children's fire safety and other life safety issues. Children, parents, teachers, and safety educators should find this a valuable and efficient resource.
Fun and learning will be combined to promote the importance and proper use of
fire and life safety in children as well as adults. To access the sites listed,
you need only to click on the links provided to instantly connect to this
valuable information. The links will include access to a variety of fun and
games, information, facts, and educational tools, which will all promote child
safety issues. The site will be an easy and efficient site for children and
adults to
navigate. Furthermore, this information can be downloaded and printed
effortlessly.
The sites provided have been gathered and viewed by the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Rahway Fire Department in support of the Rahway Public Library. The Union County Fire Prevention and Protection Association are hosting the web page.
Concept and Research by: Battalion Chief Robert L. Latherow, Rahway Fire Department
Burn Safety and Fire Prevention
http://www.cooltheburn.com/jeop/homeprev.htm
Features games, puzzles, and, quiz's teaching children how to prevent being
burned or injured by fire. This site has a lot of pictures and background music,
so it may take a while to download if you have a slower internet connection.
Children's Fire Safety Digest
http://safetypub.com/cfsd/sld001.htm
Safety publication for children and parents on first aid, home safety and
emergencies. Coloring contests, puzzles and other activities. [would make a nice
printed book –ed]
Clarkes Fire and Rescue
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3483/kidsfirepg.html
Fire safety, prevention, and educational information. As with the Burn Safety
site, this one also has many pictures, and background music, so it may take a
while to download if you have a slower internet connection.
CPSC Home Page U.S.
http://www.cpsc.gov/
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission sponsors this site. CPSC, an
independent federal regulatory agency, helps keep American families safe by
reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products.
DLTK's Fire Prevention Week Activities
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/fireweek.html
Printable templates and instructions for crafts, greeting cards, songs, books,
and links. Please note that we do not recommend clicking on the flashing links
at the top of the page - they are advertisements.
eSafety.com
http://www.esafety.com/esafety_cfmfiles/index.cfm
A comprehensive resource for children and family safety. Features hundreds of
articles, recalls and safety alerts, expert advice and even the full text
version of the award winning Kids Safe and Sound Guide. (Please note that this
site may have pop-up ads when you visit. You can click on the X in the upper
right hand corner to remove the ad without interfering with the loading of the
esafety page.)
FDNY Fire Zone
This is the home of Rockefeller Center’s Fire Safety Exhibit. Several multilingual guides for children and teachers can be downloaded. Also hosted is the Fire Zone Store where books, apparel, and FDNY toys can be purchased.
FEMA for Kids (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
This site teaches how to be prepared for disasters and how to prevent disaster
damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories, and
become a disaster action kid.
Fire Prevention Week – October 9th, 2005
http://firesafety.buffnet.net/
CARBON MONOXIDE - THE SILENT KILLER. Click here to learn more. The History of
Fire Prevention Week explains why the week in which October 9th
occurs is set aside as National Fire Prevention Week. In addition, there are
fire safety tips and lesson plans.
FireSafety.com
http://www.firesafety.com/
Provides extensive fire safety information. From fire sprinklers to smoke
detectors and Christmas tree safety. A good resource for school projects for
teens. (This site may also have those annoying pop-up ads - see note on eSafety,
above.)
Fire Safety Exam
http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Fire_Safety050.html
Staging area for Fire Safety questions intended to spark retention and
understanding of life saving information relative to fire, community awareness
and the scout badge requirements. (Another site that may have pop-up ads.)
Home Fire Escape Plan
http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/FIRE/escfire.html
Guideline detailing the importance of what to do in the event of a fire in their
home and how to escape.
Hotdog's Fire Safety Coloring Book
http://www.fdnyfirezone.org/inner/kidzone.htm
A coloring book from the New York City Fire Department. To download or print out
16 pages.
Los Angeles Fire Department Halloween Safety Tips
http://www.lafd.org/hween.htm
An excellent list of Halloween Safety Tips which includes many tips for
preparation for Halloween, suggestions for alternatives to trick-or-treating,
and safety tips for trick-or-treating.
McGruff.org
http://www.mcgruff.org/
McGruff the Crime Dog and pal, Scruff, bring ideas about kids staying safe
through safety puzzles, games and coloring pages.
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
http://www.safekids.org/
Promoting child safety to prevent unintentional injury. This site contains
safety tips and resources covering several areas of safety. Examples of some
topics are bike, baby, car, fire, poison, toys, and water safety.
Smokey's Activity Sheets
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/stanislaus/kidcenter/activity.shtml
Ten activity sheets featuring different activities such as coloring, Connect the
Dots, Go Fish, Drown Your Campfire, Word Search, Crossword and more.
Sparky the Fire Dog
http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/index.html
Aimed at children 5-9. Includes Sparky's News - What's Cool - Help Sparky Out
(escape plan game) - Fun Safety Ideas (to practice safety and escaping) - The
Story of Sparky - Safety Tips and more. Kids can ask Sparky questions and learn
all about Dalmatians and about fire trucks. There is also a Drive the Fire truck
game.
Surfing the Net with Kids
http://www.surfnetkids.com/
Fabulous archive of web site reviews on subjects such as butterflies, Houdini,
online encyclopedias, crossword puzzles and the Wright Brothers. From nationally
syndicated newspaper columnist, Barbara J. Feldman. This site is a strong
resource for kids, teens, teachers and parents in many topics such as science,
history and biographies. For topics dealing with fire safety, just enter
FireSafety in the search box.
Survive Alive:
http://www.survivealive.org/body.html
Indianapolis firefighter's program for children to learn fire safety. Tips,
games, activities, and kids club teach the importance of knowing what to do in
case of a fire.
Traffic Safety Kids Page
http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kids.htm
Safety tips, games, and activities teach kids how to be safe when walking or
riding in cars and buses. Information about trains and railroad crossings
available.
Troutville Volunteer Fire Department
http://www.tvfd.org/
Contains fire safety information, department photos, fire links, KidsZone and
related topics. Suggest going to the KidZone section, which was created
for younger visitors to learn about safety. Links to cool safety sites, games
and sounds around the fire department are just some of the things kids will
find. Another site that may take a while to load because it has many pictures.
University of Oklahoma - The Police Notebook
http://www.ou.edu/oupd/fireprim.htm
Provides information for safety and crime prevention. Topics include personal,
internet, fire, and child safety. Also, Citizen's Self-Arrest Form.
USFA - Kids Fire Safety Page
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/
Features Smoke Alarms, Escape Planning and Home Fire Safety. Includes a
Teacher's Lounge with suggestions for lessons and activities.
Valerie's Halloween Safety Tips
http://members.tripod.com/Halloween_OCT31/safety/index.html
Tips about jack o'lanterns, costumes, lighting, and trick-or-treating.
New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benefit Association
http://www.njfmba.org
Beginning with six fire departments in 1897, this organization has grown to 106
Fire and EMS locals and over 5,000 members. Their web site has up to date news
and information for fire safety and emergency professionals.
National Fire Protection Association
http://www.nfpa.org/
Publishes the National Electrical Code and fire codes, promoting fire safety and
prevention through educational programs: RiskWatch, Sparky the Fire Dog (also
see separate Sparky information and link in the main section above) and Learn
Not to Burn. Visit RiskWatch.org, our new Web site featuring safety tips, lesson
plans, Games, poison pointers, and more. "Cover the Bases & Strike Out Fire" is
the theme for Fire Prevention Week. Details, games, artwork, and more.
Rahway Public Schools
http://www.rahway.net/
Visit the Rahway Public Schools web site for information of interest to young
people and their parents.
Below are site(s) for which we had descriptions and links, but which were not available during our most recent checkup. Sometimes web sites are "down" for a while, and sometimes they go out of existence. If any of these is an "old favorite," feel free to click on the link to see if it is available after all. Try to not be too disappointed if you get a message like, "The Page Cannot Be Displayed." If we learn a site is "back up," we'll put it back "up" into the main listings above.
Florida State Fire College Kids Site - The Hot Spot
http://www.fsfckids.ufl.edu/html/gmrm2.htm
Includes The Game Room, The Firehouse, Now Showing, What's New, Teacher's Guide,
Online Games (Home Hazard Hunt, Color Me, Who Am I?, The Secret Messages), and a
firefighter movie featuring firefighter training.
Quentin Volunteer Fire Company
http://www.quentinvfc.com/kids/
Fire safety and prevention quiz, crossword puzzle, and activities.
ChildrenSafetyCorner.com is a collaborative effort between the Rahway Fire Department and the Rahway Public Library. For comments on this web site, contact Robert L. Latherow at (732) 827-2133.
A note to parents, caregivers and concerned citizens: We check our links regularly and check the site content of the sites we link to. All of the sites above were checked February 4th, 2007, or more recently, and each seems appropriate for children. However, we cannot control pages that are not our own. Sometimes things change very quickly on the Internet. If you should ever find that one of our links is not appropriate for you or your children, please notify us using the e-mail link above. We want to live up to our name: Children Safety Corner.com. Thank you.