FORMS AND METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL WORK WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHILE TEACHING THE BASICS OF FIRE SAFETY

. According to the statistics, 272411 fires broke out over the last five years in Ukraine, in which 16756 persons died, including 484 children; 8396 persons were injured, 722 of them children; 19157 persons were rescued, including 1499 children. The statistical data and performed analysis of causes of fire occurrence and their tragic consequences are indicative of low preparedness of children between ages 5 and 10 for actions in case of fires that is reflected in the ignorance of elementary fire safety regulations. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is the provisions of the current legislative and regulatory acts in the field of educational work of primary school children ; the content of fire safety in the educational process of primary school children. Unfortunately, notwithstanding a considerable variety of theoretical materials on fire safety, which primary school children work with, and their good practical implementation in educational out-of-school activities, the results related to availability of certain fire safety knowledge in children need to be improved. Firstly, it is associated with small amount of hours devoted to Fire Safety elaboration and unavailability to carry out a comprehensive practical training of theoretical knowledge obtained during school lessons and still not worked out teaching method and practice of correct actions during fire. Secondly, only inconsiderable part of material deals with fire safety issues. Thirdly, in our opinion, there are insufficiently successful works of informative materials related to