time inportant, fire crawl

The importance of time
Time is an occupant’s worst enemy in a fire. Fire spreads extremely fast. A simple trash can flame can spread to the entire house in the matter of minutes or even seconds. A hesitation to get out the minute you hear the smoke detector could cost your life, especially since by the time the smoke detector goes off, the fire is often well underway. Children need to understand how important the concept of time is in a fire. Teach them:

·	How quickly fire can spread, and how important it is to get out, and get out as quick as they can.

·	Tell them not to bother to get dressed when they hear the smoke alarm. Just get out quick, exactly as they are.

·	Do not bring anything with them or try to look for things. The only thing worth saving is themselves. It is the only thing we can’t get replace.

·	Don’t try to look for where the fire is, just get out.

·	Don’t go to your parents’ room or look for your mom or dad, or brother or sister. They will get out on their own. They just need to get out quickly. Their life could be lost in addition to their siblings life.

Once you are out of the house, do not go back in for anything!!!! The firefighters will soon be there, and they can go back for anything you forgot with their special suits. Stay out, and stay away. Go to your meeting place with your parents. Tell the firefighters of any other people that may still be in the house.

·	Give kids an illustration of how quickly fire can spread. Time them, during playtime or other activities, at intervals between 1 and 2 minutes. Let them know that’s how quickly fire can spread, and that is how quick they need to get out when they hear the smoke alarm or see a fire.

Fire crawl
There are two fire crawls you should teach children that are fairly simple. The most basic and most commonly used, is to get down on all fours like a dog, and then drop your forearms to the ground, and crawl on them with your nose to the floor. Like this:

The second type of fire crawl is only if the heat is too intense to have your rear end up in the air. This is similar, only instead of crawling on your knees, you press your legs flat on the floor, and use your forearms and leg motion to crawl around like a snake, like this:

Teach children the two different types of fire crawls, and practice with them. You can make some fun out of it by creating obstacle courses around your house for them to do the fire crawl with.