Fire safety in the Home

A Routine Fire Safety Check consists of a simple walk around your house before going to bed, keeping an eye out for obvious dangers. A Fire Safety Check will only take a couple of minutes, but it could mean the difference between life and death. On your check, make sure to do the following:

Evacuation Plan If a fire occurs in your home, you may have to get out in dark and difficult conditions. This can be especially challenging if members of your family are very young, older or infirm. Escaping from a fire will be a lot easier if you have already planned your escape route and know

Alarms to keep you safe Smoke Alarms are designed to give you an early warning of a fire. 82% of fires resulting in fatalities had no working Smoke Alarm. An optical smoke alarm is the most common and is cheap. If you have difficulty affording an optical smoke alarm or unit for the hard of

Together We Can STOP Fire STOP stands for: To prevent fires starting, we need to avoid doing the following: We also need to make sure to: