I encourage all Texans to join in this fight. In official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 19th day of April, 2001. Monica Maddox, a second-grade student at Colmesneil Elementary School, received a special certificate marking the historic occasion, as did the other 240 visitors. It travels throughout the state during each school year, spreading the word about home fire safety. Now I know how to get my family out safely.
Children walk through a kitchen, living room, and bedroom locating potential fire hazards.
They also practice simple methods of eliminating potentially dangerous situations. At the conclusion of the tour, the children exit via an escape ladder as the safety house fills with a nontoxic smoke. The fire safety house is an effective tool in teaching children kitchen safety, exit drills in the home and other home safety tactics, precautions and proper safety procedures in the event of a fire. Elementary kids learn by doing. Nothing teaches the kids better than this type of simulator.