At home
Take a few moments to check out our at home safety pages for advice and tips on how to make you, your family and your home safer.
Candles
Candles, nightlights and tea lights can create a relaxing ambience around your home, however they are a growing cause of fires across the UK. Take a look at our advice...
Kitchen
Many kitchen fires start when you are not paying attention or if you leave things unattended. Take a look at our advice...
Chimney
Chimney fires can have serious results in houses. We strongly recommended that you have your chimney swept and take a look at our advice...
Thatch
A thatched roof is always at risk from fire. Once a fire has taken hold in a thatch it will spread rapidly. Take a look at our advice...
Smoking
Did you know that more people die in fires caused by smoking than in fires resulting from any other single cause? Take a look at our advice...
Electrical safety
Just because there are no flames, doesn’t mean there isn't a fire risk. Electrical appliances, plugs and cables that are old or poorly wired can be a real danger...
Portable heaters
They are quick and simple to operate and will provide good service if they are used carefully and sensibly. Any type of portable heater can start a fire if it is misused...
Bedtime checks
When you are sleeping it takes longer to wake up to the signs of a fire and if you don’t have a working smoke alarm there will be nothing to wake you up...
Reducing the risk for children
Did you know that fires account for nearly half of all accidental child deaths? Or that 6,000 fires a year are caused by children under the age if 10?...
Fire safety in rented accommodation
Did you know that if you live in rented or shared accommodation you are seven times more likely to have a fire?...
