Basic Fire Awareness For Children

Though not always at a dangerous scale, fires are unfortunately common within domestic and school settings, with everything from electrical faults and issues while cooking likely to provoke a blaze. Of course, you’re much more likely to safely deal with these alarming instances if you’ve undertaken formal training or guidance of some kind, and this is just as applicable to children. At Ace Fire Alarms we can organise age-appropriate and relevant fire safety training, so consult this quick guide for the absolute basics.

Identifying Risk

Teaching children to identify risk is one of the very first things you can do to increase their safety in potentially dangerous instances. At a younger age range, children should be taught about the dangers of fire, even when dealing with something as insignificant as a lit match or sparkler. Older children can be told about the importance of reporting alarming signs to adults, such as electrical devices producing sparks or a flame catching onto a material.

Safety Equipment

An awareness of equipment and safety devices should provide a basic overview to children of what they can utilise in the event of a fire, though you should equally provide guidance on hope to use sprinklers, fire blankets and extinguishers responsibly. The very youngest children will likely be confused about how these crucial measures work, though highlighting where they’re located and how they function can provide insight.

Exits And Procedures

Organised settings such as schools and workplaces legally require assigned emergency exits, fire wardens and signage, which can be followed by children of reading age in most instances. Let your children know that the large green signs are there to be followed, while pointing out that adults can be consulted in the event of a fire should provide peace of mind too.



At Ace Fire Alarms, our company offers fire safety training and basic fire awareness training to individuals of all ages and experiences. If you need one of your staff members to undergo fire warden training, we can help, too! Perfect for schools and nurseries. Contact us today if you have any enquiries, or would like to learn more about training.