Fire Extinguishers Save Lives

Dangerous items were a favorite area of interest for this student. He loved fans, motors, compressors, fire alarms and extinguishers. Dangerous interests combined with limited self control can cause problems. One day while walking down the hall, he ran to the fire extinguisher, ripped open the glass door and got the extinguisher in ready position. Just before he was able to get it to spray, his teacher grabbed it away from him. Self- control is an issue that I am still working on with this student, but at this point and time, we had to keep him from a repeat performance. I wrote this story to set limits and explain boundaries as far as fire extinguishers were concerned. This helped but we had to monitor him closely every time the class walked by those tempting extinguishers on the wall. Enjoy!

I am a second grader this year. At my school there are several fire extinguishers in the building. In fact, I know where every one of them are. Fire extinguishers are important tools in emergency situations. If there were ever a fire, the staff at my school knows where the extinguishers are as well and could help put out a fire. 

I never should touch a fire extinguisher in the school building. They are there for emergencies and are not to be handled by students. If I keep my hands off the fire extinguisher, I will help my school be a safe place.