Fire Kills
Key Stage 3: Teaching Material Contents
Fire Safety Themes and Learning Objectives
How to use this resource
The contents and how to use it.
Part 1: Introduction to the characters
A fire is accidentally started in a school waste bin.
Part 2: Time on their hands
The group talk about the accidental fire, then try to find something to do – including starting a fire deliberately or making a hoax call.
Part 3: Let's do it
For this part, there is a choice of options on the film:
- option A: making a hoax call;
- option B: starting a deliberate fire.
Extension Activity
Witness Box – Chat show Activity (PDF, 309KB) (opens new window)
A drama based activity which uses the 'chat show' format to allow pupils to explore the consequences of arson or hoax calls.

