The Collierville Fire Department wants to inform you about their Kid Safe program, available to all Collierville families. Kid Safe is a fire safety curriculum designed for young children (ages 3-5). Initially developed by the Oklahoma City Fire Department, the Collierville Fire Department (CFD) provides Kid Safe at no cost to local preschool and childcare programs. Every Collierville preschool (private and public) embraces the Collierville Fire Department’s fire safety program.  

Did you know that in the year 2018 Collierville Fire Department responded to 90 fire calls?

Each year hundreds of children are burned (or killed) in residential fires. Studies show that if we educate young children on fire safety at a young age, and provide proper supervision, many unfortunate fire accidents and deaths could be prevented. 

Collierville Fire Department Public Education Specialist, Erin Daniels, says that over the past few years, the program has shared fire safety information with over 1,000 preschoolers! “Currently, I visit 11 independent preschools, 5 Collierville Schools preschools (which are part of their DEC department), and I even visit some senior retirement communities,” says Daniels. “Our youngest and our eldest residents are at a greater risk for fire injuries. By learning about or reviewing fire-safe practices, the Collierville Fire Department hopes to avoid fire tragedies.”

The Kid Safe curriculum is presented in eight lessons, which includes two visits from CFD. Each monthly lesson presents a topic that is reinforced with an activity, a song and a take-home handout. The presentation of the lessons is designed so that each new topic is built upon the last. 

Kid Safe curriculum topics are as follows:

• September: CFD- Firefighters are Community Helpers/Firefighter Turnout Demonstration
• October: Adult Tools = Matches, Lighters and Fire Starters
• November: Hot Things Burn / Cooling Burns / Close the Door
• December: No Curriculum
• January: First Semester Review / 9-1-1 / Stop, Drop, Cover, & Roll
• February: Helpful Fires vs. Harmful Fires / Get Out & Stay Out! / Outside Meeting Places
• March: Identify Outside Meeting Place / Smoke Alarms / Get Low and Go!
• April: Exit / 2 Ways Out / Home Fire Drills
• May: CFD – Fire Safety Review / Fire Truck Tour

Although Kid Safe is a curriculum designed for preschool aged children, CFD provides fire safety tips and education to children and adults of all ages through booklets, flyers, brochures, and other print and digital media.

CFD wants every Collierville family to practice fire safety! You can pick up your About Fire Escape Plans booklet, as well as other fire safety publications, in the following town locations:

• Burch Library
• Town Hall
• Collierville Fire Dept. Administration Building
• Court House
• Firehouse 1
• Firehouse 3
• Linda Kerley Center

Town of Collierville

Photography Credit: CFD