Dear Early Learning Center Educators,

We want to start off by saying, “Thank you!” for your interest in partnering to instill fire and life safety messages at this young age. Prevention is key, and we are excited to offer our Community Helpers program to meet your needs and bring a fun experience to your site location. We have many requests throughout the year for a fire engine and crew to visit preschool groups within our district to teach about fire and life safety, what firefighters do, and show the kids an engine. Unfortunately, due to emergency call volume, we are unable to fulfill these requests. However, all kindergarten students in our district do receive education from us within their elementary school, and we have created a special Preschool Community Helpers Program to accommodate the number of requests and make this learning opportunity fit the flexibility needs of preschools.

In order to maximize the impact of this educational experience, we are providing educators with a specially-designed teaching component. This program includes a Community Helpers video below (or linked here) and a letter home to families.

The main points of this program include helping children identify firefighters as safe community helpers, what they look like in their bunker gear, and a movement component that teaches crawling low under the smoke to escape in the event of a fire emergency safely.

Positive outcomes in safety awareness within our community are not possible without the help of educators like you who share critical messaging, such as Community Helpers. We cannot emphasize enough how thankful we are for all you do and your partnership in fire and life safety!

Sincerely,

Central Pierce Fire & Rescue