Woodlawn Fire Accidentally Started by Curious Kid?

11/19/2024 (Permalink)

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Our local Hyde Park/E. Bridgeport/Bronzeville teams restore fire damage every year in Woodlawn. The National Fire Protection Association urges parents to keep children safe from fire and offers these safety tips:

• Keep matches and lighters out of the reach of children, up high, preferably in a locked cabinet.

• Closely supervise children, making sure that they are kept away from other fire sources, including lit candles, cigarettes, bonfires, and stoves.

• Explain that fire moves very fast and can hurt as soon as it touches them. Tell them that this is why matches and lighters are tools for adults only.

• Teach young children to never touch matches or lighters.
  
  
• They must go tell a grown-up when matches or lighters are Found.

• Establish clear rules and consequences about unsupervised and unauthorized uses of fire.

• Be a good example! Always use fire sources — matches, lighters, candles, fireplaces, and campfires — in a safe manner.
• Never treat them as toys, or children may imitate you.

• Talk with children about what their friends or other children are doing with fire. What are they seeing online in video games, on TV, in movies, and on social media? Teach them specific ways to resist the peer pressure to misuse fire.

• Give praise for showing respect and age-appropriate responsible behavior toward fire. 

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