Teaching children fire safety should be a top priority for anyone that has children in their home. Fire safety should be integrated into every life and children are no exception. If you do not teach children fire safety, they will not know and this could lead to a potential tragedy.

Teaching children fire safety starts with a good escape plan. All children should know how to get out of a home and where to go if a fire happens. This plan should be practiced often and updated as needed. If you move your plan should be changed and practiced also. 

Another important aspect for teaching children fire safety is to have a good meeting place.  This should be a trusted neighbor that is very close by. Your children should know and trust this person. When you practice your fire escape plan you should also practice going to this persons home so children know how to safely get there. 

While teaching children fire safety is important having the proper fire safety tools is just as equally important. You need to ensure that you have working smoke detectors on every floor of your home and especially outside of all sleeping quarters. 

Teaching children fire safety also consists of prevention. Children start many fires every year and you need to start at a young age telling them what is hot and what they cannot touch. You need to be proactive as well and keep all lighters, matches and any other source of fire well out of reach of all children. You also need to store and dispose of any hazardous chemicals that may pose a fire risk properly. 

In a recent news story at www.wimbledongaurdian.com, Jon Prater of Wimbledon Fire Department offered the following advice after a toddler started a house fire, “Everyone should have one - they really do save lives,” he said. “This was certainly a wake up call for the parents. A candle should never be left unattended with young children.”

A great product to keep your home and family safe in a fire is the 449CST - ESL Smoke/Heat Detector with Sounder.  The 429CST Series self-diagnostic, Four-wire smoke detectors continually monitor their own sensitivity and operational status and provide a visual trouble indication if they drift out of sensitivity range or fail internal diagnostics. They meet NFPA 72 field sensitivity testing requirements without the need for external meters.

Another great fire safety product is the RWT30S433USA - Rokonet Wireless Smoke.  The Wireless Smoke Detector is a photoelectric smoke detector for adding fire warning capability to intruder alarm systems. When sufficient smoke is detected, the detector will sound its alarm horn and the transmitter will send an alarm message.  You can find out much more about the above mentioned products at www.homesecuritystore.com. 

Teaching children fire safety can help save lives. Many people will experience at least one fire in their lifetime and children are especially vulnerable, but with good fire safety you can help prevent a tragedy from occurring.