Amy is home alone
In the middle of the night,
She has just got into bed
And switched off the light
She is very tired,
It has been a busy day
And Amy always worries
When Brenda is away,
As Amy pulls the covers
Tight over her head,
She hears a loud beeping noise
Which makes Amy upset
She looks out of the window
But it is dark outside,
So Amy wanders round her room
Trying to decide
What is making this loud noise
That goes on and on?
Amy wants the noise to stop,
And find out where it’s coming from.
So Amy opens up her door,
It is then she sees the smoke
And as she walks down the stairs,
Amy begins to choke
She stops and looks around her
Smoke is everywhere
And then she sees the flames
At the bottom of the stairs
Amy starts to panic,
She is really scared,
Her house is on fire
And Brenda is not there
Then Amy remembers,
The safety training yesterday,
She knows she must phone 999
And do this right away
So Amy goes back to her room
And she shuts the door,
Then she picks up her phone
And lies down on the floor
Amy phones the number
A woman answers right away,
Amy says there is a fire
And this person asks her name
Amy tells her where she lives
That she’s on her own,
The woman says “my name is Jane,
Now please stay on the phone.”
“I am here to help you,
The firemen will be there soon,
They will put the fire out and
Get you out of your room.”
“But before they get here,
Put your duvet on the floor,
Make sure it is tight along
The bottom of your door”
Amy does as she is told,
Then lies back down again
Worrying about Brenda
And what she will say
Jane’s still talking on the phone,
But her voice goes quiet,
She sounds as if she’s far away
And then suddenly, it’s dark
Amy opens up her eyes
And looks around the room,
There is no phone, she’s in her bed
With her duvet too
When Amy opens up her door
There is no smoke or fire,
But she still walks around her house
Checking everywhere
When Brenda comes home that night,
Amy talks about her dream,
Brenda says, “we need to practice,
This could have been for real”
“We must check our smoke alarm
To make sure that it works,
Then make a plan of how to leave
Our house if it’s on fire.”
So have you checked your smoke alarm?
Made a plan of what you’d do,
If your home was on fire
How you’d get out of each room?
You can phone the fire service,
Ask them to help you check
To make sure your home is safe
And what you should do next.
©Karen Murray 2017
http://www.magnoliastreet.co.uk
