A Fire Prevention Program

Technical BulletinLast updated Wednesday, September 1, 2004
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This research project analyzed the types of fire prevention programs that existed within the United States specifically targeted to children under the age of five, the challenges associated with teaching children of that age and the type of information that needed to be included in a fire prevention program for children under the age of five. It was noted that the White Lake Fire Authority had seen an increase in the number of fire related calls and injuries to children under the age of five. The problem was the White Lake Fire Authority was lacking a fire prevention program tailored to the age group of five and under. The purpose of this applied research project was to design and implement a fire prevention program that could be delivered to children under the age of five that reside within the White Lake area. This research project employed action research.The following research questions were asked: (1) What types of fire prevention programs are currently being utilized across the country that target children under the age of five? (2) What fire prevention information is the White Lake Fire Authority currently delivering to children under the age of five? (3) What information needs to be included in developing a fire prevention program for children under the age of five? The principal procedures employed were a literature review of fire service journals, magazines and textbooks. The literature was obtained from the National Fire Academy's Learning Resource Center (LRC), Emmitsburg, MD. Additional literature reviews were conducted at the White Lake Community Library in Whitehall, Michigan, the Muskegon County Community College Library, Muskegon, Michigan, and the author's private library.This project resulted in the creation of a proposed standardized fire prevention program that would ensure all children would receive the same information regardless of presenter. The recommendations resulting from this research included the implementation of a fire prevention program as shown in Appendix C.

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