Children don't seek danger – they are just playing!

One of the causes of fires is children's mischief with fire. But before we begin our conversation, dear parents, try to honestly answer some questions for yourselves.

Have you ever had to leave your child at home alone? How long was the child at home alone? An hour, half an hour, twenty minutes? Tell me, do you know that if a fire suddenly starts, even a few minutes will be enough for the child to die? It is unlikely that any parent has thought about this. As a rule, we are absolutely sure that this will not happen to me and my child, and all moralizing conversations are not for me. Alas, statistics are harsh and relentless.

Since the beginning of 2023, 4 children have died in fires.

In the republic, in 2022, 14 children died in fires (one of them in the Verkhnedvinsk district of the Vitebsk region).

That is why we appeal to you again and again, dear parents, and try not only to give examples from life, but to reach everyone. You teach your children to be polite, take care of their health, want them to grow up smart and developed. But teaching them to follow safety rules is the most important task, because a child's life depends on it.

Why do fires occur due to children's mischief with fire? Considering each case of a child's death, you realize that the tragedies were accompanied by ordinary life circumstances – parents went to work, to the store, to neighbors, or were engaged in household chores in the yard. In other words, the children were left unsupervised. And then the irreparable and cruel outcome of parental negligence: the death of a child.

Measures to prevent fires from children's mischief:

- do not leave matches or lighters in plain sight;

- do not allow children to buy matches or cigarettes;

- monitor children's leisure activities;

- do not leave children unattended;

- do not allow young children to watch stoves being heated and heating appliances, or to use gas appliances;

- teach your child your home address and phone number so that they can contact the rescue service for help if necessary;

- write down the emergency service numbers on a piece of paper near the phone and explain to the child under what circumstances they can be used.