Kent Together

We know this is a really hard time for everyone, so for however long the Covid-19 situation goes on for, we’ll be sharing lots of fun and useful stuff on this page, and on our social media channels, to make you smile, keep you entertained, keep you safe and well, and remind everyone that we’re all in this together.

Lots of parents will be trying to home school their children at the moment, so to help out we’ll be bringing you mini lessons in the form of videos from our fire service education team, who usually go into schools and teach children about fire safety in line with the primary curriculum, and other activities.

Have you met our fire service mascot family? - The Byrnes Family. We have a website dedicated to them and there you'll find fun activities for children so be sure to check it out.

This page will be regularly updated, so be sure to keep coming back to see what useful information and creative ideas we have for you and your family. This is all part of our #KentTogether campaign to help everyone in Kent through this really tough time, because we're all in this together.

Stay home and stay safe.

Activities

Fire safety lessons and tasks

Learn with Firefighter James - smoke alarms

Firefighter James is part of our Education Team and normally he visits schools to teach children about fire safety. Watch the videos below and listen out for the challenges James gives you - be sure to share your photos and videos with us by posting on our Facebook or Twitter page.

Learn with Firefighter James - matches and lighters

Firefighter James is part of our Education Team and normally he visits schools to teach children about fire safety. Watch the video below and listen out for the challenges James gives you - be sure to share your photos and videos with us by posting on our Facebook or Twitter page.

Arts and crafts

Make a cereal box fire engine

Follow our how-to video to find out what you'll need and what steps you need to follow to make your very own fire engine. If you'd like to add the Kent Fire and Rescue Service logo to your fire engine, and add firefighters in the windows, you can click the images below, save them and print them off to cut out and stick on. Feel free to share your creations with us on our Facebook or Twitter page.

Draw a firefighter

You can draw your own firefighter characters by following the steps in the video below. All you need to do is select which firefighter you want to draw and print the grid sheets here. You can share your creations with us by posting a photo on our Facebook or Twitter page.

Make a handprint fire engine

Follow our how-to video to find out what you'll need and what steps you need to follow to make your very own handprint fire engine. Feel free to share your creations with us on our Facebook or Twitter page.

Make a paper mache firefighter helmet

Have a go at making your own paper mache firefighter helmet by following the how-to video below. Feel free to share your creations with us on our Facebook or Twitter page.

Make a egg box fire engine and crew

Follow our how-to video to find out what you'll need and what steps you need to follow to make your very own fire engine and crew using an egg box. Feel free to share your creations with us on our Facebook or Twitter page.

Exercise

Get fit with firefighters

Some of our firefighters are also personal trainers, so they've pulled some simple exercise routines together for you to try out at home.