Teaching materials for schools and teachers

Accidents and severe burns mainly affect (young) children. Burns leave behind physical and psychological scars that can last a lifetime. This is why fire prevention is so important. The right reflexes can prevent accidents.

Raising children's and young people's awareness of the basic principles of fire prevention in a fun and educational way is a crucial mission, and our team of highly motivated fire prevention advisors can help you with this.

Moreover, our fire prevention advisers can also organise fire safety training sessions for school staff and parents.

The Brussels Fire Brigade sets up educational collaborative projects with primary schools. Such a project consists of:

1. a training for interested teachers, with an introduction to fire safety,
2. the educational game with the children,
3. the presentation of diplomas by our team, and a final activity for the children.

For secondary schools that want to work around fire safety, the European Erasmus+ developed a program: Opens in new windowBFireSafe@School.

This program consists of 10 modules that teachers can work on independently:

1. Take Care of Yourself
2. The Science of Fire
3. Fire Safety Indicators
4. Case Studies - Learning from Past Incidents
5. Calling Emergency Services
6. Fire Safety at Home
7. Fire Safety at School
8. Fire Safety in Your Environment
9. Emergency Plan
10. Working in the Security Sector

This training is aimed at secondary school students, their parents and school staff. The aim is to understand the basics of fire safety and show how everyone can contribute to a safe environment. 

The following topics are sure to be covered: 

• carbon monoxide poisoning,
• risk behaviour and fire,
• the fire brigade's cadets (16+),
• how to become a fireman/woman or fire officer.