Secondary schools

CFA has free lesson plans, publications, and reading lists to help secondary school educators teach home and bushfire safety. These resources build students’ understanding and awareness of fire risk, and show practical ways they can help keep themselves and their families safe.

Fire safety skills for teens

Our resources for secondary school students include free lesson plans and support materials that are aligned with the Victorian curriculum. They help teens understand:

  • How to improve fire safety at home and in their community
  • The role of fire in our environment
  • How climate change affects the frequency, size, and severity of fires
  • Their role in preventing fires and keeping themselves and others safe. 

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Disaster resilience - Lessons for years 7-10 (pdf 524.6KB)

These lesson plans support teachers to deliver on the topic of disaster resilience. It invites investigation of local hazards and action to mitigate the associated risks.

  • pdf, 524.6kb
  • Published

Disaster resilience - secondary resource (pdf 13MB)

This resource supports teachers to introduce the concept of disaster resilience.

  • pdf, 13mb
  • Published 4 Sep 2026

Landscaping for bushfire - Lessons for years 7-10 (pdf 2.5MB)

These lesson plans support teachers to deliver landscaping for bushfire topics.

  • pdf, 2.5mb
  • Published 4 Sep 2026

Our black summer - first person accounts from the frontline (pdf 35.6MB)

This book has first person accounts from the frontline of the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019/20.

  • pdf, 35.6mb
  • Published 4 Sep 2026

Summer fire safety - Lessons for years 7-10 (pdf 8.8MB)

These lesson plans support teachers to deliver summer fire safety topics.

  • pdf, 8.8mb
  • Published 4 Sep 2026