Fire and life safety educator
By: [Marsha P. Giesler]
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781428305410
Subjects: Lifesaving at fires; Study and teaching
Description: This is an important area as fire departments in communities large and small need to focus on community fire prevention education. Constant turnover within the ranks means that multiple persons in a fire department will be responsible for being the Fire and Life Safety Educator.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historic fires and human behavior in fires : a history of injury prevention; title: Learning styles and theories for fire and life safety educators; title: Age group characteristics; title: Methods and strategies for effective teaching; title: High-risk populations and audiences; title: Fire and life safety messages for different age groups; title: Fire and life safety messages for holidays, special circumstances, and safety campaigns; title: Fire behavior and fire prevention basics for fire and life safety educators; title: Fire department basics and the fire and life safety educator; title: Public relations; title: Professionalism; title: Developing fire and life safety curricula, objectives, lesson plans, and presentations; title: Evaluation, assessment, and reflection; title: Putting it all together : a summary.