Late last year, NFPA brought together some of the key national organizations that share an interest in providing fire safety education to preschoolers. The meeting, which we called the Preschool Fire Safety Messaging Roundtable， provided an opportunity for educators to discuss what behaviors are being taught and to evaluate what new research needs to be done to ensure we are teaching the most appropriate behaviors. The meeting was timely, since children under the age of five have a 20 percent greater chance of dying in a home fire compared to the general population. Boys in this age group are at an even greater risk than girls.
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