For The Kids

Welcome to Chester County Rescue Squad's "For the Kids" page. The squad believes safety education is very important, especially for children. This page links to various sites that provide information on anything from bicycle safety to fire safety. There are also numerous quizzes the kids can take to test their knowledge of safety procedures.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Kid's Page! Vince and Larry, NHTSA's crash test dummies, will be your tour guides. Have fun visiting all of the hot spots around town. Learn lots of cool stuff, play some games and even see a movie.

The Food & Drug Administration Kids' Home Page. Information on food safety, animals, and medicine.

FBI Education Page for kids K-5th grade.

Babysitter's Guide

Children's Safety Zone Babysitters' Guide

School Safety Tips

School Safety Tips from the Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad site

Bicycling Safety

Bicycle Safety from the TN Dept. of Health

Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute - learn why bike helmets are necessary and how to choose the right helmet for yourself.

CPSC's Kid's Page-learn how to protect yourself from baseball, skating, biking, and other sports injuries from the CPSC.

Boating and Water Safety

BoatSafe Kids- great boating and water safety information by and for kids...games and quizzes.

Safe Boating Kidsite-all about boat safety for kids.

Water Safety from KidsHealth website-safety tips while in the pool, lake, river, beach or water park.

Just a Few Seconds Quiz Challenge-How much do you know about drowning prevention?

Car Safety

SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A.- More than 95% of the car seats we check are being used incorrectly. Don't take a chance with your child's life!

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration - Child passenger safety.

Fire Prevention and Safety

National Fire Protection Association-games with Sparky the Fire Dog

NFPA's Risk Watch-learn to create a family disaster kit and a kid's only section.

Smokey Bearlearn how to prevent a forest fire, how to make a campfire the right way, and check out Smokey's rules for what to do when a situation gets a little hot.

General

Don't Touch Wild Animals

Kids Safety Menu-a host of safety topics for kids safety, such as stranger safety, electrical safety, knife safety, etc.

Halloween Safety

The Official Halloween Safety Game- learn the rules and then see how safe you are by playing the game.

Red Cross Halloween Safety Tips- keep safety in mind while trick-or-treating.

Traffic and Road Safety

Vince & Larry's Safety City- you can learn a lot from a dummy!