I had mentioned in the last parent teacher meeting at my kids school the importance of space heater safety.
Many kids don’t even know how dangerous space heaters can be.
It is important for kids to know that there are many things that can go wrong with space heaters and that they are not a toy. It is extremely important to understand that small children can be seriously injured or even killed by space heaters. I asked that the teachers in the school give a brief lesson on what to do if there’s a fire in the house. I only asked this because I know that there was a child in the school a few years back that was killed by a house fire that was due to a space heater. The space heater that caused the fire was placed much too close to the childrens bed. In the middle of the night, a blanket or a sheet came in contact with the space heater and started a small flame. The flames quickly engulfed the house and the entire family was killed. If there had been a short lesson on fire safety during school, the tragedy might have been avoided. Space heater safety is a huge problem in this town and yet, people do not want to take preventative measures to keep the families safe. I learned that there was recently a space heater safety seminar held at the school and I felt good about the efforts that the school was making.