Mt. Lebanon Fire Department Fire Prevention Division Fire Saftey Curriculum

Lesson Plan 3.2

Objectives:
The student will review the lesson on Meeting Places.

• The student will understand how to recognize when the primary escape route is blocked.
  
  
• The student will be able to demonstrate the actions to take to increase their available time to escape.
  
  
• The student will be able to demonstrate the actions to take when trapped by a fire.

Time
30 Minutes

Materials Needed:
Smoke Detector
Blanket
Chalk Board

Activity: Approx Time:

• Review homework assignment. Have several students show their plan and explain their chosen meeting place. 5 Minutes
  
  
• Describe the two types of escape routes: PRIMARY (Normal) and SECONDARY (Emergency). Write on the board and discuss the reasons for using the alternate escape route:
  
  
  1. Fire is blocking the primary route.
     
     
  2. Smoke is blocking the primary route.
     
     
  3. There is a hot door between you and the primary route. 7 Minutes
     
     
  4. Discuss the actions to take to lengthen the available time to escape. Write on the board the steps to follow:
     1. Close the door (if not already closed)
     2. Place something along the crack at the bottom of the door. (towel, blanket, etc.)
     3. Crawl to the window. (window should be operable and student should know how to open it)
     4. Open window and yell "FIRE". 5 Minutes
        
        
  5. Discuss what to do when leaving the room becomes absolutely necessary. The student should NOT jump. Instead, HANG (from the window sill) and DROP (to the ground).
     
     Escape ladders may be also used. Discuss how they are useful, but must be practiced from a first floor window in order to learn how to properly and safely use them. 5 Minutes
     
     
  6. Role Play. Have student demonstrator act out using alternate escape route. Push several desks together to simulate a bed. Ask for a student volunteer. Have the room door closed and the student laying on the desks. Sound the smoke detector. Talk the student through crawling from the bed to the door and feeling the door with the back of their hand. Tell him/her it is hot. Have him/her stuff a blanket along the bottom of the door and then crawl to the window. Then have him/her open the window and yell (softly) "FIRE". Explain that they may also wave something from the window, but making noise is most important. Time permitting, allow additional students to do the same exercise. 8 Minutes

Evaluation:
Classroom Participation
Response to Oral Questions