The answer to Sparky's secret message is:
Crawl low under smoke.
The answers to the crossword clues are:
Down: Across:
1.smoke 2.meeting
3.plan 4.feel
4.fire 6.under
5.lighters 7.cords
7.cool 8.two
9.roll
answer to kitchen safety, what's missing from this picture?: a grown-up