Tiger Safe and Smart Belt loop

Hi!

Well, we went to our local fire department with our den recently. And our Den Leader asked us to finish the Tiger: Safe and Smart requirements so the boys could get the loop at the same time.

So, for the last week, we have been working on that.

Requirement 1a: Memorize address

Well, we recently moved so we had to do that anyway. Took about 15 min, but my son has it down now.

Requirement 1b: Memorize a emergency contact phone #

I taught my son my cell # when he started Kindergarten so we just used that.

Requirement 1c: Take the 911 safety quiz

Grateful for this because I never taught my son to call 911. Matter of fact, he called it 999. So, we practiced on my cell phone, talked about what a true emergency was, and took the quiz.

2A: Stop, Drop and roll

Well, I thought he learned that in school but maybe he just didn't pay attention. So we reviewed that, why you would do that, and practiced it.

2B:

How to safely roll someone else in a blanket to put out a fire

Had to explain that and we practiced it

3: Make a fire escape map with your adult

Well, my son is not that great at drawing so we went around and drew the map. We marked our smoke alarms, showed arrows where to go, discussed our safe place to meet..

4: Explain map and practice fire drill

Yup, that was the fun part. My son was on his hands and knees crawling, touching handles carefully ;looking for heat, counted the stairs to know how many, even if it is dark... He loved it!

5: Find smoke detectors and test them

We only have 2 so this was easy

6: Visit a emergency responder station

We went to the Fire Department with our den

This was an easy one but it took a lot of thought into our fire escapes. And my son learned new things that I thought he already knew. Interesting, informative and very IMPORTANT!

So glad we did this one now..