Safety Tips

By knowing what to do, you and your family can react quickly and increase the chances that everyone escapes safely. You could make sure everyone knows where to go in your family if a fire starts by creating an escape plan with all the escape routes mapped out. you should also familiarise yourselves with escape routes for buildings you visit regularly such as your school. 

- Don't play in the kitchen when someone is cooking.

- Keep towels and other flamables away from stove-tops, fire places and heaters.

- Never place clothes or other flamables on a lamp.

- Do not plug too many items into a single electical outlet.

-Test smoke detectors every month and change the batteries twice a year 

- Never play with matches or lighters!

you can also protect yourself from getting hurt in the event of a fire, by never playing around a stove, fireplace or heater.

-To help you and your family know what to do in the event of a fire could could practice your escape plan

- Always walk on the pavement or path if there is one - never stray on to the road

- Walk as far away from the kerb as possible

- Where there is no pavement, walk in single file on the right side of the road facing the traffic

- Stand on the pavement near the kerb

 - Look all round for traffic and listen

- If traffic is coming - let it pass then look all round again

- When there is no traffic near, walk straight across the road

- Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross

Fire and Rescue Service 

In an emergency always dial 999

General enquires: 0300 330 1000

To book a free home fire risk check: 0800 0241 999

Road Safety:

For more advice on road safey why not try some road safety games: