Children and Fire Safety
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) provides a suite of tailored fire safety educational programs for children.
Through the Fire Ed programs, FRV encourages a partnership between local firefighters and primary schools in all FRV districts.
Target Age Group
The Fire Ed for Foundation program is designed for and is only available to children in their first year of school. This is the age at which most children become able to effectively learn and utilise fire safety information when presented within a formal program. The program is not suitable for pre-schoolers.
For information and to request an informal visit from firefighters to a kindergarten or childcare centre go to Early Childhood Settings.
What does Fire Ed for Foundation involve?
The program takes place over four stages that are designed to be implemented over a period of approximately two or three weeks. The four stages of the program are detailed below.
Firefighters, teachers, families and caregivers all have a role in the FRV Fire Ed for Foundation program.
Foundation teachers are encouraged to include their classes in the program by:
- Requesting the two firefighter visits for their class
- Confirming two dates with their local firefighters
- Completing classroom activities prior to and between the firefighter visits.
Fire Ed Firefighter Visit Request Form
Firefighters from each FRV station aim to contact each of their local schools each year in term one to arrange Fire Ed school visits.
From term two onwards teachers who have not heard from their local firefighters may request the two Fire Ed for Foundation firefighter visits for their class(es) by completing and submitting the form below.
Allow at least one month notice for scheduling visits.
Your local firefighters will then be in touch to confirm dates and times with you and to discuss any specific issues related to your students.
Fire Ed Firefighter Visits for Foundation are only available to Foundation students. They are NOT available for early childhood settings.
The Fire Ed for Foundation program takes place over four stages that are designed to be taught over a period of approximately two or three weeks.
The Firefighter First Visit is Stage 2 and the Firefighter Second Visit is Stage 4.
Teachers will need to prepare the students for the Firefighter Visits and reinforce their learning with classroom activities through:
- Stage 1 - Preparing for the Firefighter Visits and
- Stage 3 - Classroom and Family Activities.
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