Polka Dot Firehouse

Polka Dot Firehouse

Fire safety fun for kids

Color & PrintFree coloring pages
Engine 1, the firehouse's red fire engine The Polka Dot Firehouse: a white firehouse with black Dalmatian spots, red trim and a bell tower For Grown‑ups Frieda pulls the rope to open the bay door Freddy points at the Color and Print door
A red fire engineEngine or Truck? Pepper in a red helmet, waving both pawsGear Up, Pepper! A smoke alarm, chirpingFind the Chirp Frieda crawls low in her turnout gearGet Low and Go Grown-up? Free printables, books & the Safety Day kit →

Watch with Pepper

Pepper in the yard at sunset, looking up at a birdPepper and the ChirpA story about a smoke alarm · coming soon to YouTube Freddy, Frieda, Pepper and Mittens ride in a cardboard fire engineF Is for FirefighterA read-along ABC · coming soon to YouTube

Is that a fire truck?

Lots of people call every big red rig a fire truck, and that's okay. Firefighters use two special names: the engine brings the water, the ladder truck brings the big ladder. Open a cubby and learn the words real firefighters use.

Books from the firehouse

Picture books and activity books starring Freddy, Frieda and Pepper, by Vincent Milo, Jr. Coming soon in paperback.

Cover art: Freddy, Frieda and Pepper at the Polka Dot FirehouseIs That a Fire Truck?Fire words · ages 4–8 Cover art: the kids, Pepper and Mittens in a cardboard fire engineF Is for FirefighterRead-along ABC · ages 2–6 Cover art: Freddy with a giant crayon, Frieda with a magnifying glassBig Fire Station Activity BookStory + puzzles · ages 4–8 Cover art: Frieda with a clipboard, Freddy with a hose nozzleThink Like a FirefighterPuzzle book · ages 8–12

For grown-ups

Everything here is free to print and share. Our safety tips follow published guidance from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire Administration. Sources are listed on the For Grown-ups page.

Parents & teachers

  • 43 coloring pages, big-and-easy and detailed
  • Activity packs for ages 3–5, 6–8 and 9–12
  • Picture bingo, posters and a family escape-plan page
Get the printables

Fire departments

  • A Safety Day kit: eight stations, signs, a passport and certificates
  • Fill-in flyers for open houses and story time
  • Smoke-alarm door hangers and address cards
See the Safety Day kit

Polka Dot Firehouse is make-believe. It isn't a real fire department, so any department can use it.