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Your child is on the way to becoming a Fire Safety Hero. These resources help your family practice at home. Everything is here on the page, no download needed.
Family fire drill planning guide
Practice your escape plan together at least twice a year.
Map two ways out
Find two exits from every room, including windows.
Pick a meeting spot
Choose an outside spot every child can name.
Practice the route
Time the drill, crawl low, and praise effort.
Call 911 from outside
Once everyone is out, call 911 from outside. Never go back in.
Tip: Practicing at least twice a year makes the route feel familiar, which keeps everyone calmer in a real emergency.
Home fire safety checklist
- Working smoke alarms. Install them on every level and in every sleeping area, test monthly, and replace batteries as needed.
- Two exits from every room. Make sure windows and doors open easily.
- A family meeting spot. One outside spot that is practiced, not just discussed.
- Escape plan practiced recently. Run the drill at least twice a year.
- Emergency numbers posted. Post them where children can see them, and practice saying the address and full name aloud.
Tip: Let your child lead the activities, with you encouraging.
Carbon monoxide awareness
Carbon monoxide is invisible and odorless. Children can learn the “Fresh Air Fast” response.
Listen for the alarm
A CO detector is the only way to detect it, so keep alarms near sleeping areas.
Tell a grown-up
Find a trusted adult right away and don’t investigate alone.
Get fresh air
Everyone goes outside together.
Call 911 from outside
Once everyone is outside, call 911 from outside.
Don’t go back in
Stay out until help says it’s safe.
Tip: Talk about CO as well as fire, and test CO alarms monthly.
Conversation starters
Keep it calm and celebrate small wins.
Getting ready
- “What would you do if you heard the smoke alarm right now?”
- “Can you name two ways out of your bedroom?”
- “Where is our family meeting spot? Can you show me?”
- “Who are the helpers we can call in an emergency?”
Thinking it through
- “What does ‘get out and stay out’ mean to you?”
- “Why do we crawl low in smoke?”
- “What should you do if a door feels hot?”
- “How could you help a younger sibling stay safe?”
More trusted resources
Play & learn online
- Sparky.org & Sparky’s Fire Safety Club · free games, videos, and badges for early elementary ages, no ads
- NFPA on YouTube · short fire safety videos, songs, and fire trucks
- Sparky School House · free printables, coloring sheets, and lesson plans
Carbon monoxide safety
- Safe Kids Worldwide · tips and downloadable fact sheets
- CDC: Carbon Monoxide · fact sheets in English and Spanish
- CPSC & NFPA CO Safety Toolkit · tips and posters
Visit & explore
- Your local fire station · call ahead for family visits
- Fire safety learning centers · hands-on centers
- Local fire museums · find one near you
NYC fire safety fun
Hours, admission, and dates change, so check each website before you go.
FDNY Fire Zone
A hands-on center at 61 West 48th Street in Rockefeller Center. Children can climb a fire truck, try on bunker gear, meet a firefighter, and go through the fire simulator. General admission is free, the fire safety presentation is ticketed, and the center is wheelchair accessible.
FDNY Annual Open House
More than 200 firehouses across all five boroughs open their doors, with firefighter meetings, truck tours, and demonstrations. Families can pick up free smoke alarms, coloring books, and children’s helmets, and register for a free home smoke and CO alarm installation.
New York City Fire Museum
Housed in a historic 1904 firehouse at 278 Spring Street, with vintage trucks and equipment. It includes a 9/11 memorial, which you may want to preview with younger or sensitive children.
Free smoke & CO alarm installation
FDNY helps NYC families get alarms installed at no cost.
A prepared family is a protected family.
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