Safety Programs
CFA presenters deliver a number of community based home fire safety
workshops that are suitable for different audiences.
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The Reduce the Risk presentation focuses
on ways to prevent a residential house fire by looking at the common
causes of house fires, and what action to take to reduce the risk
in your home.
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The Early Fire Safe program is suitable
for parents and carers of children in the 0-5 age group and looks
at why this group of children are particularly vulnerable to burn
and scald injuries, and what parents can do to prevent them occurring.
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The Advance VCAL program is a partnership between CFA and secondary schools funded by Office for Youth.
All presentations are delivered free of charge to community groups
such as senior citizens groups, service clubs, multicultural groups,
new parent groups and home carers. Sessions are designed to be interactive,
with plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions.
All participants receive free printed fire safety literature to
take home and share with other family members. Some fire safety
literature is also available in languages other than English.
Program bookings
To book a presentation, contact the Community Education Co-ordinator
at your CFA Region office.
Find the Your Home Fire Safety brochure in the Fire Safety page of the Publications section.
Programs for children
CFA has produced a number of education programs to teach students about fire prevention and preparedness, fire safety and the role of CFA in the community.
Programs such as Fire Safe Kids, the Mobile Education Unit and Casey Safety Village are aimed at primary school aged children.
Some programs are designed to be delivered by CFA personnel, while
others provide session outlines and can be delivered by classroom
teachers.
See Fire Safe Kids for resources and booking information.
Home Fire Safety Training - materials for community services workers
Basic home fire safety information is now included in the qualifications for a range of community services workers. The lesson materials for this have been centrally developed to ensure their application and use in all states and territories. In addition to their use in formal training the material is also recommended for use by community agencies in staff induction for new workers and skills maintenance for existing workers.
Go to the AFAC Website: http://knowledgeweb.afac.com.au/hidden_nav/home_fire_safety/basic_home_fire_safety_training_materials
