Suggested Instructor Props

Community Fire Safety Operational Guide Instructor Guideline

To ensure your lesson has the greatest impact on the target audience, we suggest using props to supplement your classes. This will allow you to demonstrate many of the points listed in the Instructor Guidelines. Below, we have included a master list of all suggested teaching props to allow you to gather all the items you will need for your classes. The props for each lesson are listed in the individual Instructor Guidelines.

Master List of Suggested Instructor Props

Battery and Hard-Wired Smoke Alarms*
Home Escape Plan Template*
Home Fire Safety Checklist*
Fire Damaged Smoke Alarm
Candle and Lighter
Approved Gasoline Container
Medium Sized Frying Pan with Proper Lid
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Candle and Proper Container
Battery Operated Candle
Actual 9-1-1 Recording
Overloaded Extension Cord Mock Up
Empty Fire Extinguisher
New 5 Pound Multi-Purpose Fire Extinguisher
Residential Sprinkler Head
Empty Kerosene Heater
Portable Electric Heater
Small Flashlights

All Guidelines*

Smoke Alarms

Safety with Gasoline

Cooking Safety

Fireplace-Woodstove, Carbon Monoxide

Safety with Candles

Calling 9-1-1

Electrical Hazards

Fire Extinguishers

Residential Fire Sprinklers

Supplemental Heating Devices

Travel and Vacation Safety

This is a basic list of props. Please feel free to place additional props in your teaching kit to assist with your classroom instruction.

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are critical and should be included with every class delivery that is presented by your department.