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FIREMAN SAM AND THE CHILD ACCIDENT PREVENTION TRUST LAUNCH NEW PARTNERSHIP TO HELP TEACH YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT STAYING SAFE THIS HALLOWEEN AND BONFIRE NIGHT
Fireman Sam and the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) have joined forces in a bid to get young children switched on to safety this Halloween and Bonfire night. Today sees the publication of their jointly authored safety tips which will equip pre-school children and parents with important advice to help reduce the risk of injury from fireworks, bonfires and flammable costumes. CAPT is the UK’s leading charity working to reduce the number of children and young people killed, disabled or seriously injured in accidents.
The collaboration forms part of the launch of “Fireman Sam Safety Hero School” – a new family-focussed safety initiative aimed at pre-schoolers in the UK helping to promote key safety messages in the areas of fire safety, water safety, safety in the home, road safety and animal safety. Based on a special safety curriculum written in conjunction with key partners and safety experts, Fireman Sam Safety Hero School is an entertaining and informative programme of events and activities giving essential information about staying safe in different situations that children may encounter in their everyday life.
From today, children and parents will be able to access the Halloween and Bonfire night safety tips, written using child-friendly language, at the “Fireman Sam Safety Hero School Hub" – a dedicated online platform at www.firemansam.com. They will also be able to download fire safety activity sheets and watch fire safety videos from the Pontypandy firefighting crew. Children are incentivised to take part in the activities by earning certificates and badges once they have completed all the tasks, with the overall aim for them to complete all the safety modules and become a “Fireman Sam Ultimate Safety Hero”.
Helen Genia, Head of UK Licensing and Hardlines EMEA, Mattel Consumer Products, says: “Fire safety and community spirit remain at the core of Fireman Sam values and our partnership with CAPT around Halloween and Bonfire night safety to launch ‘Fireman Sam’s Safety Hero School’ encapsulates this nicely with important safety advice given in a pre-school friendly way and made easily accessible for children.”
Katrina Phillips, CEO, Child Accident Prevention Trust, says: “The Child Accident Prevention Trust exists to make sure children can lead active lives free from the suffering that serious accidents cause. Our work with Mattel, and Fireman Sam’s new Safety Hero School is a wonderful way to engage families with life-saving Halloween and Bonfire Night messages, making sure that children have fun safely.”
Halloween and Bonfire night Safety tips from Fireman Sam and CAPT
Halloween Safety tips:
Out and about
If you’re having fun trick or treating in the dark, wear bright and colourful clothes so that you can be seen by cars and other people. You could wear some glow sticks to help you stand out!
Hold a torch to make sure you can see where you’re going.
Spooky masks are fun to wear indoors, but outside they can make it difficult to see and hear the traffic around you. Leave your mask at home and try some scary face-paint instead!
When you’re crossing the road, STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN. Stay close to your grown-up and pay close attention.
Put toys and phones away when you’re out and about so you can focus on keeping safe and having fun!
Hold hands with your grown-up and stay close by them!
Fire safety tips
Look out out for flames and keep safely back. You can spot them in bonfires, candles, lanterns and lit pumpkins. Keep any long, floaty bits of your costume away from flames.
Wear clothes under your costume to help protect your skin and keep you warm!
If you do catch your costume on a flame, don’t panic – STOP, DROP, and ROLL:
- STOP what yu are doing.
- DROP to the ground and cover your face with your hands.
- ROLL over and over to put out the flames.
Practice your STOP, DROP, and ROLL before you go trick or treating and before your party. Get your friends to try it, too!
Hold a torch to make it easy for drivers to see you.
Tell a grown-up if you spot candles, lanterns, or lit pumpkins near paths or steps where someone might trip or fall. But don’t try to move them yourself.
Look for fun decorations and candles that have batteries instead of flames!
Other safety tips
Ask a grown-up to help you carve your pumpkin. Knives are sharp and carving can be tricky, so take care! You could have fun painting your pumpkin instead, or create a design using marker pens and stick-on decorations! Save your treats to enjoy at home. Walking and running with sweets and lollies can make you choke.
Firework and Bonfire Safety tips:
Fireworks are exciting, but they can be very dangerous. Listen to your grown-up about where is a safe place to stand. Keep your sparkly sparkler safely away from other people and don’t run with them. Wear your gloves when you hold sparklers and keep them away from your body. Once sparklers are finished, put them into a bucket of water, don’t pick them back up. Leave your dressing up clothes at home on fireworks night, wrap up warm instead. Stand at a safe distance from the bonfire and stay close to the grown-ups.
Don’t be tempted to throw things into the bonfire or poke at it with sticks.
If you’re going to a firework display, hold hands with your grown-up and stay with them all the time.