Safety House was created through funding in the 2012 Proposition L bond issue. The curriculum engages children and families through interactions with West County paramedics and firefighters.
Children learn through hands on activities focusing on:
- developing a family fire evacuation plan
- the proper way to use a fire extinguisher
- how to extinguish various types of kitchen fires
- planning for weather situations such as a tornado and other natural disasters
- first aid and poison control
- the proper way to escape from a room by safely climbing out of a window
- understanding the tools used by firefighters including the opportunity to tour and explore a retired fire truck and ambulance
