Mt. Lebanon Fire Department Fire Prevention Division Fire
Saftey Curriculum
Lesson Plan 3.1
Objectives:
The student will understand the importance of a meeting place.
- The student will understand how to designate a meeting place for
a fire escape plan.
- The student will know what to do once at the meeting place.
Time:
30 Minutes
Materials Needed:
Chalkboard
Handout
Activity: Approx. Time:
- Discuss meeting place. Write on board reasons for a meeting place.
- Everyone goes to the same place
- We know who is out and not out
- Fire Department can find you easier 5 Minutes
- Draw a picture of a neighborhood on the board, house, street yard,
driveway from an aerial view. Have the students suggest best locations
for a meeting place. Then discuss positive and negative points of each,
finally choosing the best meeting place.
- In front of a building or where firefighters can see you.
- Something very specific. i.e. Trees, telephone pole, driveway,
etc. 15 Minutes
- Discuss what to do after arriving at meeting place.
- DON'T go back in.
- Tell firefighters what you know. i.e. Is everyone out? What's
on fire, where the fire is.
- Call fire dept. from neighbors house. 8 Minutes
- Give homework assignment. Have students draw plot plan of their home
on its lot and designate a meeting place. 2 Minutes
Evaluation:
Classroom participation.
Completion of homework assignment.
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