Learning in Firesafe Environments - LIFE

Partnership for L.I.F.E. (Learning In Firesafe Environments)

The Chandler Fire Department developed a program that has provided a benchmark for school fire safety education, inspection, and collaboration.  This program offers Chandler’s elementary schools the ability to receive designation as a “Partnership for L.I.F.E.” school.  To become certified, schools simply need to complete the five components of the program: 

1. Self-Inspections – Twice a year
• All teachers and custodians conduct a self-inspection of all classrooms and common room fire hazards at the beginning of each semester.
  
  
2. Fire Drill Observation – Once a year
• Allow CFD to supervise one of the school’s monthly fire drills per school year. 
• Active on-duty crews will come to your school and review staging areas to make sure there won’t be any conflicts in the event of a real emergency. 
  
  
3. Firepals Presentation – Twice a year (once a semester)
• Allow CFD Fire Pals to provide two 1-hour fire safety education visits to all 1^st and 2^nd grade students.
• Firefighters who are specially trained will review six basic fire safety messages with your students in two separate interactive sessions – one in the Fall and one in the Spring. 
• Students will take a pre-test prior to the first visit and a post-test after the 2^nd visit. 
  
  
4. Annual Fire Inspection
• Pass a code based annual CFD fire inspection completed by a fire inspector. The fire inspector will reach out to get this scheduled.
  
  
5. CPR Certified Staff
• Ensure that 10% of the school’s staff is CPR certified.
• Chandler Fire Department will provide CPR training at no cost for school staff to help your school reach this goal. Classes will be held twice a school year, once each semester, and signup is first come, first serve.