The National Fire Protection Association (www.nfpa.org) is the premier organization for fire safety and training information. The National Fire Protection Association also put together a Family Escape Plan. Check it out at NFPA´s Escape Plan Grid .
NFPA is also the organization behind the Sparky the Fire Dog Safety Campaign for Children, which offers lots of fun and informative activities for children. Check it out at http://www.sparky.org/. Also find Sparky the Firedog Tips for Kids http://www.nfpa.org/assets/images/FPW05/Gamesparky.pdf
Your Home Fire Safety Checklist from the Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington DC 20207 - View as HTML . Also available on a special. Hotline number 1-800-638-8270 www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/556.pdf US
Fire Prevention week is the result of the Big Chicago Fire in 1871. (Yep, Mrs. Leary’s Cow is the reason that October 8 is Fire Prevention Week!) Check out the story HERE.
Virginia Department of Foresty Fire Resources for Teachers and Children has a great listing of resources for educators and families. (http://www.dof.virginia.gov/edu/fire-resources.shtml)
Juvenile Firesetting Iinterventions: What works for children and families? Steven Barreto, Ph.D., and John Boekamp, Ph.D. Child Research Net, Brown University (http://www.childresearch.net/RESOURCE/NEWS/2005/200506.HTM#1)
"Firesetting and Youth" Focus Adolescent Services (http://www.focusas.com/Firesetting.html)
Niki Pereira, Fire Education Specialist and a Fire Stopper Assessor, has been a great help and resource in putting this course together. She is currently housed with the Alaska Injury Prevention Council in Anchorage. Contact Fire Education Specialist Niki Pereira at http://www.alaska-ipc.org/ or email her at niklnuk@gci.net
Fire In Alaska 2004 Report of fire related statistics published by the Department of Public Safety. ( www.dps.state.ak.us/fire/pdf/2004ak.pdf) - View as HTML
Fire Extinguisher 101 A web page devoted to learning how to use your fire extinguisher properly. (http://www.fire-extinguisher101.com/using.html)
Videos, DVDs and Articles
The following resource are available to Alaska resource families through the Alaska Center for Resource Families at www.acrf.org or by emailing acrf@nwresource.org
Plan To Get Out Alive Safety Video published by Fire Alert and McDonalds, WCBS-New York. 1988
Home Fire Drills: What Every Parent Should Know Published by National Fire Protection Association, 2002 with footage from WCCO-TV in Minnesota..
Fostering A Fire Safe Home: A Guide for Foster Parents Caring for a Child with Firesetting Behavior. Self Study Course by the Alaska Center for Resource Families and the Anchorage Fire Department Firestoppers Program.