Fire Kills
Teacher resources
Lessons for Key Stage 4
This programme is broken down into 3 main sessions. There is also a suggested follow-on session for use with your local CFS Officer.
This programme provides an opportunity for KS4 pupils to familiarise themselves with some of the responsibilities of the Fire and Rescue Service, while focusing on four of the key risks to their own communities: accidental house fires, deliberate fires (arson), hoax calls and road traffic collisions. The four risks are particularly pertinent to young people. Pupils will consider one of the four risks, familiarise themselves with information on their Fire and Rescue Service area and their identified risk and, assuming the role of Assistant Chief Fire Officer, complete a series of challenges or tasks to reduce the risk to their local community.
The programme offers an excellent opportunity for young people to develop an understanding of their rights and responsibilities, and it supports principles outlined in the DfES Green Paper Youth Matters (2005).
This programme has been designed in collaboration with professional educators and the Fire and Rescue Service. The material can help meet the following aspects of the curriculum, the non-statutory framework for PSHE and the Programme of Study for Citizenship. Your local Fire and Rescue Service will be able to support you in the delivery of this programme.
General advice
Before delivering any of these lessons, you need to be aware of any children who have been involved in a fire or had experience of one – perhaps through their extended family. In which case, a sensitive approach should be taken.
It is possible that younger children may become unduly worried about the dangers of fire following a lesson. It is therefore recommended that you remind children at the end of each session that a house fire is rare and reassure any children who seem worried.
