Fourth Grade Curriculum

The Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District offers a 35-minute age appropriate program designed to teach fourth grade students about fire hazards within the community and the ways to prevent them.

Fourth Grade Lesson Plans (pdf)

Fire Wise…Fire Ready!
Fire Wise, Fire Ready stresses the importance of wildfire preparedness in the community. Students learn the factors which make up the "wildfire environment" and discuss different ways wildfire can be prevented; firefighters focus their discussion on the dangers of using matches, lighters, fireworks and explosives. Students will learn how families should prepare for evacuation in advance, and will then discuss the items they would like to take if an evacuation was ordered. At the end of the lesson, students will have the opportunity to see the tools and protective clothing a firefighter uses to combat a wildfire, noticing the differences between structure firefighting gear and wildland firefighting gear.

Fourth Grade Fire Prevention Week Coloring Contest
Immediately following Fire Prevention Week, fourth grade students have the opportunity to participate in the Fire District's Fire Prevention Coloring Contest. One winning entry is then selected from each participating school. The winning students will receive a pizza party for their class (at their school) with the Rancho Santa Fe Firefighters! Every fourth grader who enters the contest will receive a certificate signed by the Fire Chief, recognizing their contribution to promoting a fire-safe community.