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Bureau of Safety Services - Commmunity Education

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Risk Watch™ is a school-based curriculum that links teachers with community safety experts and parents. The curriculum is divided into five age-appropriate teaching modules.

Developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Website with co-funding from the Home Safety Council™ and in collaboration with a panel of respected safety and injury prevention experts, Risk Watch™ gives children and families the skills and knowledge needed to create safer homes and communities.

The Risk Watch™ curricla meets the Florida Sunshine State Standards for Language Arts, Health and Physical Fitness, and supports the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT).

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue provides local schools with the curriculum and student workbooks as a tool for the teachers to use to reinforce injury prevention. Teachers may also request a Fire Safety Specialist to conduct classroom presentations on these subjects. Law Enforcement officers typically do presentations in the schools to educate students on the dangers of firearms.

If you are looking to include the entire school in a presentation (versus individual classes), you are in luck! We can accommodate the entire student body of your school with our Injury Prevention Stage Shows and Fire Safety Stage Shows that we offer in an assembly format.

The curriculum is divided into 5 lessons which address the following topics:

This lesson is designed to remind children of the rules of the road when riding bicycles and walking along roadways. Crossing intersections, proper helmet fit, and hand signals are just a few of the highlights of this class. We also discuss general playground rules and how to prevent falling during ordinary activities and common tripping hazards that lurk in the home. If time permits, games and activities are implemented to help reinforce the subject matter. Class duration ranges from 30 minutes to one hour.

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Here students learn the difference between the three main causes of airway injuries and important prevention tips. If time permits, games and activities are implemented to help reinforce the subject matter. Class duration ranges from 30 minutes to one hour.

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The Motor Vehicle Safety Lesson focuses on the importance of proper seatbelt use in vehicles and essential bus safety rules. If time permits, games and activities are implemented to help reinforce the subject matter. Class duration ranges from 30 minutes to one hour.

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The Poisoning Prevention lesson enables children to identify common poisons found inside and outside the home. From popular household chemicals to harmless looking plants and flowers we educate children on such dangers that lurk in their environment and important safety rules to remember. If time permits, games and activities are implemented to help reinforce the subject matter. Class duration ranges from 30 minutes to one hour.

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This presentation focuses on common water safety rules and drowning hazards that lurk inside and outside the home, on land and in the water. Students are taught safety rules to live by when boating, playing at the beach, lake, or swimming pool, and even when on the ice. The subject matter and lessons are customized to meet the needs of the students' age levels. If time permits, games and activities are implemented to help reinforce the subject matter. Class duration ranges from 30 minutes to one hour.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue has a unique partnership with the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County. The Drowning Prevention Coalition (DPC) of Palm Beach County is a community-based organization whose target is to have ZERO drownings in Palm Beach County. The DPC is supported by over thirty agencies in the area that want to help the DPC reach its goal. The DPC strives to be the primary resource for all of PBC residents' water safety needs.

The DPC's mission is to promote, develop, and support training and community education efforts that prevent drowning, near drowning and other water-related incidents in Palm Beach County. For more information on the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County, please call 5616167068 or visit their website at http://www.pbcgov.com/dpc.

Water Safety (Crossing the Line segment)

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