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Smokey Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn tips for fire safety while outdoors, background information about Smokey, and games to play, as well as nature information about the Black Bear.
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Website
Ready

Ready

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Ready website for an overview of how families and businesses can prepare for emergencies, threats, and disasters by building kits, making plans, and staying informed. Find safety information about biological threats,...
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Website
Other

Us Department of Labor: Youth Worker Restaurant Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource was created as a resource for teens who work in restaurants. OSHA provides this eTool to help those working in the restaurant industry to be safe and healthy on the job.
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Handout
Everything ESL

Safety First!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Safety issues that are crucial for new ELL students are reviewed. Fire, bicycle, water, seatbelt, food, and weather safety and 911 services are covered with links to additional supplemental materials.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Hot Tips

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about fire safety during the winter holidays. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: After the Fires: North Bay Teachers and Students Talk Disaster Prep Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wildfires burned whole neighborhoods in Northern California in a matter of minutes. In Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, hurricane winds and flood waters wreak havoc on buildings, power lines and roads. No community is entirely safe from...
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Read Works

Read Works: Stay Candle Safe

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about safety tips to follow when burning candles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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Website
Other

Criti Care: Paramedic and Fire Academy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information about first aid and CPR training for the general public. Also provides information separately for Paramedic training and Fire training. Informational and updated.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: When New Seat Belt Laws Drew Fire as a Violation of Personal Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1980s battle over safety belt laws reflected widespread ambivalence over the role and value of government regulation. Drivers and passengers complained that seat belts were uncomfortable and restrictive, but the uproar over mandatory...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Forest Fires

For Students 1st - 9th
Gather information about forest fires including major human and natural causes, how they spread, firefighters, campfire safety, fun facts, and good wildfires on this site.
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Other

American Red Cross: Masters of Disasters: Grades K 2

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource presents many lessons with activities to engage students in grades K-2 in learning about disaster preparedness including fires, lightning, tornadoes, floods and general preparedness. Download any of the activities below to...
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Website
abcteach

Abcteach: Border Papers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Reproduce bordered papers for your students to write on with themes such as baseball, basketball, bees, calligraphy, Charlotte's Web, clouds, fire safety, hearts, owls, penguins, puffins, rain forest,...
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Professional Doc
Other

Pocket of Preschool: Emergency Drills Visual Routine Posters & Supports

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Emergency drills (fire drills especially) can be terrifying for preschoolers. It's loud, interruptive, and there can be kids everywhere! This site includes examples of read-aloud books and drill routine posters you can adapt to your...
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Website
Other

Bromine Science and Environmental Forum: Bromine

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that is devoted to furthering the study and use of bromine products in commercial applications. Includes information on fire safety and fire retardant products, and a bibliography.
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Website
Cornell University

Cornell University: Irl School: The Triangle Factory Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is devoted to every facet of the tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Primary source documents, oral histories, photographs, newspaper articles, and a list of victims is included in this comprehensive site.
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Other

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Earthquake Safety Activities [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A 74-page booklet of activities that teach about earthquakes and what to expect when one strikes, what one can do to prepare for them, and ways to stay safe during an earthquake and afterwards.
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eBook
Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Firefighter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What happens when the fire alarm rings? Early readers will follow along with images and audio as a firefighter races to work.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: When It's Just You After School

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here are some great tips to follow if you have to be home alone after school, including how you should spend that time and what to do in case of an emergency.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Instructor: Interactive Wildfire Search

For Students 3rd - 8th
Join in the search for wildfires when you visit this interactive resource. Students will have an opportunity to search for wildfires and create a bulletin board chart to measure there progress. This site also provides links to several...
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Read Works

Read Works: Scorched!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about first, second, and third degree burns and how to treat them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

San Francisco Department of Emergency Management: 72 Hours: Are You Prepared?

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you prepared for a major disaster or emergency? Would you know what to do until you could get help? Find out how to prepare yourself ahead of time by building an emergency supply kit and also what to do in a specific disaster such as...
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Other

American Red Cross: Masters of Disaster: Grades 6 8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This resource presents many science lessons with related activities for students in grades 6-8. Content addresses tools for coping with disasters such as tornadoes, fires, lightning, floods and general preparedness.
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Website
Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Wildfires

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is a wildfire? How are they caused? Find the answers to these questions, learn wildfire "lingo" and safety tips, and follow links to lesson plans.
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Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for General Interest

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list of interactive vocabulary activities by theme including fire safety, gardening, weddings, and the Zodiac.

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