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• Arthur "D.W., All Fired Up"
  What exactly is a fire drill anyway? When Ms. Morgan announces they'll be having one during preschool, D.W. wants no part of it -- it sounds way too scary. Can she manage to stay home from school every day until the danger passes?
• Barney - "Here Comes the Firetruck!"
  Hannah's class gets to take a trip to the fire department training center. The firefighters show the safety equipment that they wear, talk about fire safety, and show a smoke detector.

Do in Class

• Arthur: Sue Ellen's Fire Safety Tips - Share some important fire prevention and safety tips.
• Arthur: Fire Safety - Provide safe experiences for students to learn about fire safety.
• Caillou: Fire Safety Tips - Plan ahead with these fire safety tips.
• NOVA: Escape! Because Accidents Happen -- Fire - Research and analyze fire safety strategies in public and private buildings. (Advanced Activity)

Read

• New York's Bravest
  By Mary Pope Osborne and Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
  Published August 2002 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
  Mose was a New York City fireman. He was eight feet tall. His hands were as big as Virginia hams. His arms were so strong he could swim the Hudson in two strokes. For years, when others ran from danger, Mose ran in. After he disappeared in a hotel fire, rumors about him persisted until one old fireman suggested Mose lived on in all of them. This tall tale tribute to New York City firemen really celebrates all firemen. Johnson's and Fancher's dynamic illustrations will recall Thomas Hart Benton.
• Smokejumpers One to Ten
  By Chris L. Demarest
  Published June 2002 by Margaret K. McElderry
  Smokejumpers are men and women who parachute into remote areas to fight fires. This counting book counts from one to ten and back to zero featuring dynamic scenes from the lives of smokejumpers, from a fire's beginnings in one lightening strike to zero fires spotted and the smokejumpers' return to base. Demarest's experience as a volunteer fireman contributes authenticity to his illustrations. The book ends with pages of additional information and a bibliography.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.