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Public Opinion Survey Shows Americans Value Fall-Prevention Measures

The Home Safety Council conducted an online opinion research survey of more than 1,000 registered voters from across the U.S. to gauge their interest in and opinion about injury prevention measures, especially related to falls among older Americans. Read more.

HSC/Weekly Reader Home Safety Teaching Tools:

Emergency Preparedness:
Get Ready with Freddie – Elementary School Curriculum, materials and lesson plan

Injury Prevention:
Code Red Rover Video – Elementary School
Say No to Dangers – Elementary School Materials, Activities, and Video
Safety Rangers Spot Dangers - Elementary School Curriculum, materials and lesson plan

Fire Safety:
Safety Rangers Know the Drill - Elementary School Curriculum

Free Safety Activities for Kids

Download free Great Safety Adventure hand-out activities to use in your open houses, safety fairs and other education activities. With Rover as their guide, kids love learning about home injury prevention. Help them embark upon the Great Safety Adventure by sharing these handouts during your safety presentations.

Check the Great Safety Adventure Schedule for a visit near you.

Download Home Safety Literacy Teaching Tools to Use with Adults:

Safety Information for Adults Who Read at Lower Levels:

The Home Safety Literacy Project provides an effective, highly illustrated and low-cost alternative to text-heavy home safety brochures and other handouts.

Download the Free Home Safety Literacy Project Materials

Download Home Safety Articles at level 4-6.
“Two Ways Out: A Family Fire Drill” (also available in Spanish) 8-Part Home Fire Safety Flash Presentation
An 8-Part, illustrated interactive slide show to reinforce basic home fire safety
A 4-Part, illustrated interactive slide show to reinforce basic home disaster preparedness
Pictograms to reinforce home smoke alarm installation
Pictograms to reinforce home fire escape planning and practice
Pictograms to reinforce home disaster preparedness
An illustrated, high-interest, limited vocabulary reader about proper home smoke alarm installation, in English
An illustrated, high-interest, limited vocabulary reader about planning and practicing home fire drills, in English
An illustrated, high-interest, limited vocabulary reader about home disaster preparedness, in English
An illustrated, easy-to-read version of the smoke alarm reader, in English
An illustrated, easy-to-read version of the home fire drill reader, in English
An illustrated, easy-to-read version of the disaster preparedness reader, in English
Two four-page newspapers with illustrated articles on home fire safety and disaster preparedness, for higher-level readers, in English
Illustrated take-home sheets to reinforce smoke alarm installation
Illustrated take-home sheets to reinforce home fire escape planning and practice
Illustrated take-home sheets to reinforce disaster preparedness

Free Articles Written at Reading Level 4-6

The Home Safety Council is pleased to present free home injury prevention articles written at Reading Level 4-6 from the New Readers Press newspaper News for You. The articles were prepared with input from the Home Safety Council and can be used with any adult audience, though they are especially appropriate for adults who are working to improve their reading or their English-language ability.

Two four-page newspapers with illustrated articles on home fire safety and disaster preparedness, for higher-level readers, in English

Additional articles are provided on the following topics:
Poison Prevention
Fire Safety
Child Safety
Preventing Falls
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Disaster Planning
Download the Home Safety Articles.

New Readers Press is a division of ProLiteracy Worldwide, the oldest and largest nonprofit adult literacy organization in the world. ProLiteracy Worldwide is a partner with the Home Safety Council and Oklahoma State University’s Fire Protection Publications in the national Home Safety Literacy Project .

Learn more about low literacy and fire risk.

Visual Home Safety Information:

Lock up Poisons
Secure Rugs
Fire Escape Plan
Test Your Smoke Alarm
Stop Drop and Roll
Candle Safety

Home Safety Brochures:

Home Fire Safety: Be Safe and Sound (English)
Seguridad contra Incendio: Esté sano y salvo (Spanish)

Home Safety Checklists:

Backyard Safety
Bathroom Safety
Child Safety
Electrical Safety
Fire Safety
Home Security
Kitchen Safety
Poison Prevention
Safe Steps
Water Safety
Children’s Games
Fire Escape Plan Worksheet
Personalized Checklist Generator

Home Safety Materials in Spanish:

Dos vías de salida: Un simulacro de incendio familiar (“Two Ways Out: A Family Fire Drill”, also available in English)
Seguridad contra Incendio: Esté sano y salvo (Home Fire Safety: Be Safe and Sound, also available in English)
Home Safety Poster
Home Safety Checklist
Child Safety Checklist
Safe Steps Checklist
Water Safety Checklist
Poison Prevention Checklist
Fire Escape Plan
Fire Safety Checklist
Weekly Reader Parents Checklist

Home Safety Materials Presented in Large Text Format:

Stairway Safety
Safe Steps
Stay Fit to Prevent Falls
Fire Safety Checklist
Poison Prevention Checklist
Safe Steps Checklist

Weekly Safety Huddles -- Home Safety Lessons Designed for the Workplace:

Safe Steps
Fire Safety
Poison Prevention

EDUCATE YOUR COMMUNITY ABOUT HOME FIRE SPRINKLERS

Free Living with Sprinklers Video and Laminated Riser Tag

The nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) now offers free educational materials for families already living in sprinklered homes. The new Living with Sprinklers materials are designed to inform families about their sprinkler system and demonstrate how to use and maintain it properly. Included are a new video and a laminated riser tag describing the sprinkler system. The Living with Sprinklers kits are available to fire and life safety educators at no charge, for use in sprinklered developments. It can be ordered online or by calling toll-free 1-888-635-7222. The Home Safety Council is a member of the HFSC Steering Committee.

Additional Free Residential Fire Sprinkler Presentation Materials

The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) Web site offers free downloads to help fire and life safety educators teach the public about the importance of, and the availability of residential fire sprinkler systems. Enter the Fire Service section of the HFSC Web site and click on Free Presentation Materials. Downloads are available for PC or MAC.

SAFE AND HEALTHY AGING

A Tool Kit to Prevent Senior Falls

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is offering a free tool kit to help prevent older adult falls and fall injuries. Download print-ready, color and black-and-white brochure PDFs in English and Spanish, for use in your community home safety education outreach. CDC titles available: “What YOU Can Do to Prevent Falls” and “Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults.”

Download “What YOU Can Do to Prevent Falls”
Download “Check for Safety”
Download “What YOU Can Do to Prevent Falls” in Spanish
Download “Check for Safety” in Spanish

“Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages”

In partnership with the National Disaster Education Coalition (NDEC), the Home Safety Council provided development of this new, free, standardized source of information on preparedness for various types of disasters. The guide fills the need for a single source on disaster preparedness that is current, accurate and in the public domain.

The guide provides the latest, most up-to-date information and messaging on disaster preparedness and safety in the United States. It includes standardized safety messages on 19 natural, technological, and human-induced hazards as well as general disaster preparedness and safety topics.

The guide represents the product of hard work and collaboration of many professionals affiliated with the organizations composing the NDEC, which include 20 U.S. government agencies and national not-for-profit organizations, including the Home Safety Council.

The guide is intended for dissemination to the general public and may be tailored as needed for your community. To download your copy of “Talking About Disaster” visit the NDEC Web site