Fire Prevention Week

Match each description on top with the correct word in the bottom.

• October

• What a person should do if they catch on fire

• Stop, Drop, and Roll

• Month in which Fire Prevention Week occurs

• cow

• Legend says this animal caused the Chicago fire

• Chicago

• Major city that caught fire in October of 1871

• get low and go

• What a person should do in a smoky room

Match each description on top with the correct word in the bottom.

• O’Leary

• Family whose barn likely caught fire in Chicago

• meteorite

• Wildfire that burned down 16 towns in Wisconsin

• Peshtigo

• Some think this started many fires on October 8

• smoke alarms

• Batteries should be changed in these twice a year

It is clear that the O’Leary’s cow started the Chicago fire in 1871.

• True

• False

The Peshtigo Fire was a devastating forest fire in American history.

• True

• False

President Wilson issued the National Fire Prevention Day proclamation.

• True

• False

During a fire, a person should stand tall since smoke stays low.

• True

• False

An electrical outlet should never have too many things plugged into it.

• True

• False

A person should run if their clothes catch on fire.

• True

• False

Mrs. O’Leary’s cow has been referenced often in pop culture.

• True

• False

It is okay for children to play with matches with adult supervision.

• True

• False