Blaze's Junior Fire Safety Officer Certificate Quiz

Write down your answers to Blaze's Junior Fire Safety Officer certificate quiz and email them to me at blaze@antden.com or snail mail it to me at:

Spearman Fire Department c/o Blaze

P.O. Box 37

Spearman, Tx. 79081

I will send you a Junior Fire Safety Officer Certificate if you answer the questions correctly. If you are a Spearman Elementary student  your name will get entered in a drawing for a way cool fire safety t-shirt..

Are you ready?

1. The first thing you do when a fire breaks out in your home is:

    a. Call the fire department  b .Grab your favorite toy  c. Get out of the house  d. Try to put out the fire

2. How many ways out of each room in your house do you need for your escape plan?

    a. One  b. Two  c. Three  d. Four

3. To escape during a fire you should:

    a. Stay low and crawl out (fall and crawl)  b. Hop and Drop c. Slip and Slide  d. Run 'Til You're Done

4. You should have smoke detectors:

    a. Only in the bathroom b. on the outside of your house  c. Near rooms with carpeting  d. on every floor of the

         house.

5. Where should you go after escaping from a fire at  home?

     a. To a neighbor's house  b. To your family's meeting place  c. Back in the house to make sure no one is in there 

     d. To your school

6. Firefighters wear big suits and masks because:

    a. They like to scare kids b. They are afraid of fire c. The law says they have to d. To protect them while they

        put out fires and save people.

7. Home fire escape plans:

    a. Are just for adults b. Should be practiced with the whole family c. Are not needed if you have a smoke alarm

8. Smoke alarms need new batteries twice a year:

    a. True  b. False

9. Smoke alarm batteries need to be _____________ once a month to make sure they are working.

    a. cleaned  b. tested  c. shined

10. Call 9-1-1 or the fire department only if:

      a. you need a ride home from school  b. There is a scary thunderstorm  c. there is an emergency