The Fire Safety Smoke House is provided by the Charlotte Fire Department to give children within the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System a general idea of what to expect during a fire and how to get out alive.
Firefighters give a fire safety classroom presentation which includes a video.
The class then goes outside and tours the Fire Safety House. Firefighters teach the children about crawling low when there is a fire in their home and also tell them about the importance of smoke detectors . One group of children is placed upstairs and one group downstairs, then they swap. This gives the children a general idea of what to expect during a fire and how to get out alive.