The missdorothy.com and Watch Over Me programmes are designed to
be delivered by the teacher and supported by the local fire service, whose representatives can take part in the appropriate safety lessons whenever possible.
This not only adds interest for the young people, it also helps to build valuable community relationships at an early age and makes children aware that the fire service is there to help them and keep them safe.
The messages in the fire safety lessons have been thoroughly researched with the help of fire services across the UK. The lessons incorporate a wide rage of the safety issues relevant to school children as detailed below:
This short film is part of the Watch Over Me IV resource designed to be used in the classroom with the support of local fire officers.
» Arson reduction
» Road safety
» Seconds save lives
» Hoax calls
» Attacks on Firefighters
» Stealing equipment
» Anti-social behaviour
» Ring 999
» Recognising signs of smoke and fire
» Checking smoke alarms
» Not playing with matches
» Fireworks
» Sirens
South Yorkshire Fire Service, together with South Yorkshire Police, was instrumental in the creation of a blueprint for the roll-out of the missdorothy.com programme across South Yorkshire which has subsequently been used in London. The fire service and police have jointly funded the programme for four years for around 60,000 primary school children – almost every primary school in South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Fire Service was also involved in the making of Watch Over Me II, for which a realistic motorway crash rescue scene was recreated using real fire fighters and appliances.
The launch of the missdorothy.com programme in South Yorkshire with the fire service mascot Bleeper, Dot and her friends.
London firefighters of the set of Watch Over Me IV. London Fire Brigade helped to create a realistic fire rescue scene for the dramas.
For more information about The Chief Fire Officers Association please visit their website www.cfoa.org.uk
Fire Officers and Kids Taskforce 
