Talking fire extinguishers will be heading up a fire safety campaign to be shown in schools.
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| Friendly fire extinguishers set to teach children about the importance of fire safety |
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue service has commissioned a video to teach primary school children about the importance of not playing with matches, as well as what to do in the event of a fire.
Freddy and Filbert’s Escape Plan II: The Refill replaces the original Freddy and Filbert’s Fire Escape Plan, which was released in the mid-1990s.
The old film has outdated visual effects and directions for escaping a fire, the fire service said.
Former community fire safety manager, Dave Brocklesby, said: “Everyone who used it is schools said it was beginning to look a little outdated.
“Other brigades were asking us to update it because the best video of its kind, as it was so flexible and could be used with any age group – even for adults with learning disabilities – because they warm to the characters,” he said.
“If we had not replaced the video at that point, it would have left a gap in what has become known as a very high quality, extensive collection of videos which we create in-house.”
Freddy and Filbert’s Escape Plan II, which presents up-to-date advice and guidance, will be available for purchase by other fire service nationwide for use in schools and colleges as part of a community fire safety resource pack, which will include teaching notes.
The plot follows fire extinguishers Freddy, Filbert and Penelope as they learn how carelessness can lead to dangerous fires.
It covers topics such as electrical safety, cooking safety, how to form an escape plan and what to do to escape from a fire.
