Understanding The Impact of Fire and Life Safety Messages on Children Final Report

• 2010

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• Andrea Gielen; Dina Borzekowski; Rajiv Rimal

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This study by the National Fire Protection Association and Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy explored how to best communicate fire safety messages to children aged 4-9. It compared positive and negative message framing and examined the role of parental mediation. Using age-appropriate videos, the study assessed children’s recall, understanding, and response to safety messages, as well as parents’ perceptions of the videos’ impact. The findings aimed to determine the most effective methods for teaching fire safety to young children.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Keywords: Burns; Parent-Child Relations; Mental Recall; Reinforcement, Verbal; Safety; Social Norms; Self Efficacy; Fires

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University; National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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