Teachers and Administrators
The Peoria Fire Department is dedicated to promoting
safety education in Peoria schools. During the 20007-08
school year, the Fire Department visited Peoria
classrooms almost 100 times and educated thousands of
Peoria’s children.
We look forward to expanding this program in the 08-09
school year by getting even more schools and classrooms
involved. Below is a list of the types of education
programs we offer. For more information or to schedule a
visit please contact community education specialist Tim
Eiden at 623-773-7919.
Risk Watch
All Peoria schools have a copy of the Risk Watch
program. It was developed by the National Fire
Protection Association and is aligned with the state
standards. When implemented fully, the curriculum
follows children from kindergarten through 6th grade
with each year reinforcing and expanding upon safety
concepts. The curriculum covers topics like water
safety, fire safety, gun safety, poison safety and other
topics. Each lesson can be done in an hour or less and
is easy to follow and implement.
Fire Pals
Fire Pals are an important and fun component to the Risk
Watch program. In order to reinforce the safety message
in the Risk Watch lessons, a Peoria firefighter will
come out and give a presentation at your school. Fire
Pals talk about safety, the role of firefighters and
often bring fun gear and give tours of the trucks. These
presentations are a great way to reinforce a school’s
safety message.
Smoke Trailer
Through a FEMA grant, the Peoria Fire Department
purchased a mobile fire safety classroom that we can
bring to schools and events. The 39-foot length mobile
classroom is used to instruct its audience on conducting
home fire safety walkthroughs, planning and practicing
home escape routes, use of smoke detectors, fire
extinguishers, sprinkler systems and proper use of the
9-1-1 system.
Special Events
Whenever possible, the Fire Department attends special
events held by the schools. Many schools have held
programs to honor firefighter or invited them as special
guests. This is a great way for the firefighters to get
to know your school visa versa.
CPR
Though this class was only offered at one school this
year, the Fire Department is looking to expand this
program. This year, CPR was taught at Peoria Elementary
to a sixth grade class. In the upcoming year, we will be
looking for more classrooms interested in participating
in CPR training.
Presentations and
Assemblies
The fire department can provide a guest speaker for
safety presentations and assemblies. We can specifically
target a presentation to your audience and age group.
These presentations can be done at any grade level.
Though much safety education is done at the elementary
level, there is a still a need thought middle school and
high school as well. Topics include, fire safety, water
safety, bike and pedestrian safety, driving safety and
many others.
If you are interested in bringing any of these programs
to your classroom, or would like more information,
contact Tim Eiden at 623-773-7919 or
tim.eiden@peoriaaz.gov
