Gasoline Safety Information

Reckless use and improper storage of gasoline lead to thousands of young children and teens being burned every year. Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for Children® will address these dangers as part of the 2010 Burn Awareness campaign.

Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 7-13) is a perfect time to take advantage of the complimentary burn prevention materials available from Shriners Hospitals for Children®. These include burn prevention posters, coloring book, fact sheets and stickers.

Shriners Hospitals for Children® Fact Sheet (PDF) English  Spanish

Important Facts for Parents and Caregivers (PDF) English  Spanish

Burn Awareness Lesson Plans for Grades K-3 (PDF) English

Coloring Book Featuring Anthony the Fire Ant (PDF) English

Teens and Tweens

For parents and caregivers of teens and tweens, Shriners Hospitals for Children® has created fact sheets and a video featuring the story of Austin Bailiff, a teen who sustained severe injuries after experimenting with fire and gasoline.

Important Facts for Teens and Tweens (PDF) English  Spanish

Video: The Story of Austin Bailiff

DVD: The Story of Austin Bailiff: This brief video emphasizes the dangers of playing with gasoline and targets a teen and  tween audience. Austin Bailiff is a teen who was severely burned after experimenting with fire and gasoline. Bailiff has endured months of surgeries, skin grafts and therapy, and has missed out on playing football, wrestling and his 8th grade graduation. Warning: video contains images that might be disturbing to younger audiences. View the video on YouTube.

To request a presentation about the 2010 Burn Awareness campaign or Shriners Hospitals for Children® find your local chapter of Shriners International here or e-mail shrinepr@shrinenet.org.

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