Flat Stella was watching the news with her mother and father last week when the news began to report about a fire in the local area. Flat Stella and her parents watched the news for hours waiting to see if everyone was going to be safe. Firefighters furiously worked for hours to put out the fire. After several hours had past, the firefighters were able to rescue everyone in the building and stop the flames completely. Flat Stella and her parents went to bed that night thankful for everyone’s safety that was involved in the fire. Flat Stella tossed and turned all night long because she could not fall asleep. Flat Stella kept thinking about the fire that had taken place that night. Flat Stella decided in the middle of the night that she needed to learn more about fire safety. The next morning Flat Stella told her parents about her desire to understand more about fire safety. Flat Stella sat down and created a list of the most important things she needed to know about fire safety. One of the first things Flat Stella wanted to know was some of the causes of fire. From Flat Stella’s research, she realized that fires can be started from all different types of situations. Fires can start from something that is burning on a stove, a heater that is not unplugged, a fireplace that is left burning, or a candle that is not blown out. Flat Stella was able to understand more about the importance of being cautious and careful when cooking. She also understood the importance of remembering to unplug heaters and blow out candles.

After Flat Stella had spent time researching some of the causes of fires, she decided to research the most effective ways to put out a fire. From Flat Stella’s research she found out that a grease fire should never be put out by water because the water will only make the fire worse. Flat Stella also discovered that it is important for every building to have a fire extinguisher because an extinguisher can quickly stop the flames of a fire from spreading. Flat Stella also learned what to do if your clothes happen to catch on fire. She found out that the best way to put out a fire on your clothes is to lay down and roll around on the ground. You can also roll up in a blanket to smother the flames. She also discovered the importance of covering your nose and mouth if you are caught in a burning building in order to avoid smoke inhalation. Flat Stella learned valuable information from her research about fires. Flat Stella decided to end her extensive research about fires with a study of the floor plans of her house and school. From her new knowledge about fires, Flat Stella realized that fires can begin unexpectedly in a building and the flames can grow too massive to control; therefore, it is important to locate all of the exit doors to any building. Flat Stella located the fire extinguisher at her school, and she located an emergency defibrillator. The emergency defibrillator is used to help someone that is having a heart attack. The defibrillator will shock a person’s heart back into a normal rhythm. This machine could be extremely important if someone begins to have a heart attack from smoke inhalation. Flat Stella also located the floor plans of her school and took notice of the closest exit doors to her classroom. Flat Stella and her teacher discussed the plans with Flat Stella’s classmates. After the entire class took notice and discussed the plans, they hung the plan on the classroom door. Flat Stella also made an exit plan for her house with her family. Flat Stella and her family decided that they would meet in their front yard if a fire ever took place at their house. Flat Stella felt confident about her family’s new fire safety plan. Because Flat Stella took the time to research and learn more about fires, she was able to learn about the causes of fires, ways to put out a fire, and the how to create a fire safety plan. Flat Stella encourages everyone she meets to understand the dangers associated with fire and the importance of creating a fire safety plan. Fires can be completely avoided by taking precautions, but if a fire does break out in a building, it is extremely important for everyone to understand ways to put the fire out. It is also important to be able to locate the closest exit doors in the building. Fire safety is an valuable and beneficial concept for everyone to understand.