OUPD
Kid Safety
This animated slide
show teaches fire safety (including how to create a home escape plan) and
then moves onto other safety subjects. Following the forward or backward
arrow will take you to electrical safety ("Never put anything into
an electrical outlet"), gun safety ("Never touch a weapon, no matter where
you find it"), telephone safety, poison safety, school bus safety, stranger
danger, and believe-or-not more. For a complete listing of all eighteen
safety tutorials, click on "Stop" then "Menu." |
Sparky
the Fire Dog
is the official Dalmatian
"spokes dog" of the NFPA. There are so many fun spots (Dalmatian,
spots, get it?) here, I can only list a few. Fire truck afficionados
will
enjoy driving the
big red Shockwave fire truck in "Get out of the way." Blast
your horn, and the cars on the road will get out of your way. Find
out who looks best in spots with the Shockwave game Dalmatianize. |
Great
Chicago Fire
National Fire Prevention
Week has its roots in the Great Chicago Fire of October 9, 1871. This quick-spreading
fire killed 300
people, left 100,000
homeless, and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings. How did
it start? One popular legend tells the story of Mrs. Catherine O'Leary
milking her cow when the animal kicked
over a lamp, setting
the O'Leary's barn on fire. The blaze burned more than 2000 acres
in twenty-seven hours. The City of Chicago rebuilt quickly, and within
a couple of years residents began celebrating their successful restoration
by memorializing the anniversary of the fire. |
