Waterloo Fire Rescue recommends that Fire PALS skills be taught throughout a child's life to help them react properly when faced with various hazards and emergencies. The placement of modules in the curriculum is based on two criteria:
As children grow, more information and skills are taught to match their developing cognitive and physical abilities. For example, a kindergartner is taught to have a smoke detector in the home and to periodically check it to make sure it "beeps." As a child reaches fourth grade, he/she can be instructed on where to locate smoke detectors in the home and how to properly maintain them.
The divider for each level has a Timetable, which lists when each module should be taught or reviewed in each grade. The Fire PALS Committee, a group composed of firefighters, and people that represent many varied organizations in our community, recommend that the timetable be used by firefighters as a guide for deciding which lessons should be taught.
Each Fire Pals Skill Module contains the following information:
