Fire Prevention Week

This week is National Fire Prevention Week. It usually falls during the week of October 9th to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1911. Originally known as Fire Prevention Day( created in 1911 in the US and 1919 in Canada), President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Week in 1925 (in Canada, it was proclaimed in 1923 by the Governor-General at the time). But fire safety is something that should be practiced year around because one may never known when a fire will happen.


Here are few fire safety tips ( courtesy of 
http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=2024&itemID=47400&URL=Safety%20Information/Fire%20Prevention%20Week/For%20the%20fire%20service/Safety%20tips%20for%20kids )

• Make a map of your house, including every door and window.
• Choose a meeting place for everyone to gather and include in your map.
• Ask a grown-up where the smoke alarms are and make sure they are working.

 For more information, check out 
http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=2017&URL=Safety%20Information/Fire%20Prevention%20Week 

Here are some recommended books ( for more, suggested key words are " fire fighters-juvenile literature", " fire engines-juvenile literature", "fire fighters-juvenile fiction", " fire engines-juvenile fiction"):

• Flashing Fire Engines-Tony Mitton
• Dot the Fire Dog- Lisa Desimini
• Firefighter Frank- Monica Wellington
• Who Keeps Us Safe?-Ellen Catala
• I Want to Be a Firefighter- Catherine Grace 

Stay safe and keep reading!!