There are a ton of national level NGO resources available, here are just some of them: 

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) – Fire Safety for Children - https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/at-risk-audiences/children/ 

USFA – Sesame Street® Fire Safety Program for Preschool Children - https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/fire-officials/public-educators/sesame-street/ 

NFPA’s Sparky’s Fire Safety Club - 

https://sparky.org/

 

National Fire Safety Council - 

https://nationalfiresafetycouncil.org/

 

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https://www.nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/blogs/2019/09/06/nfpa-1-back-to-school-fire-code-inspection-issues-firecodefridays 

https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/fire-protection-research-foundation/projects-and-reports/proceedings/nfpa-building-safety-and-security-workshop/codes-and-security-workshop 

https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/home-fire-safety/educational-messaging 

The Impact of Safety Messages on Children  

https://content.nfpa.org/-/media/project/storefront/catalog/files/home-fire-safety/johnshopkinsmessagingreport.pdf?rev=a6cdd47fe3a74712ad1809eeb68bb7f2 

Prepare with Pedro Wildfire: Prepare with Pedro Wildfire Storybook (English) 

Prepare with Pedro Wildfire Storybook (Spanish) 

https://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/fire-prevention  

Referenced in this podcast: 

https://highlandrambler.org/5581/news/fire-marshal-announces-lock-blocks-violate-fire-code/ 

https://www.al.com/educationlab/2023/03/two-alabama-classrooms-now-have-60000-whiteboards-that-turn-into-gun-storm-shelters.html  

https://dfpc.colorado.gov/sites/dfpc/files/Fire%20alarm%20response%20during%20lockdown%20or%20lockout.pdf  

Academic References: 

Towards the design and operation of fire safe school facilities -https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235314515_Towards_the_design_and_operation_of_fire_safe_school_facilities 

Yaman, S., Kiliç, M., & Turgutlu, K. F. (2024). Assessing teachers' fire security knowledge, training effectiveness and attitudinal changes: A cross-sectional study in Turkey. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 32, e12588. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12588 

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