If you discover a fire call 999 and ask for FIRE Service

 

Protecting you and your household

The easiest way to protect your home and family from fire is with a working smoke alarm.

 

A smoke alarm can provide an early warning of a fire and allow you to make your escape – but only if it is working. You are more than twice as likely to die in a fire if you do not have a working smoke alarm.

• Fit smoke alarms on every level of your home

• Test your smoke alarms regularly

• Never disconnect or take the batteries out of your smoke alarm

 

You can prevent fire from happening by taking a few simple steps

• Don’t leave cooking unattended, and avoid leaving children in the kitchen alone with cooking on the hob

• Be especially vigilant when cooking with oil. Don’t overfill chip pans and NEVER throw water on a chip pan fire

• Make sure cigarettes are put out properly, use a proper ashtray and don’t smoke in bed

• Don’t overload electrical sockets

• Turn off appliances when not in use. Don’t even leave them on standby

• Keep matches and lighters out of reach and sight of children

• Make sure candles are secured in a proper holder and away from materials that may catch fire – like curtains. Children shouldn’t be left alone with lit candles

 

Keep safe and plan your escape

• Your flat is in a building designed to be fire-resisting. A fire should not spread from one flat to another, so that you need not leave your home if there is a fire elsewhere in the block. That said, if in doubt and it is safe to do so, get out and stay out.

• Do Not Leave Your Belongings Or Rubbish In Corridors, The Lobby Or The Stairway. This could affect you and your neighbours if there was a fire.

• If you are in a corridor, lobby or stairway and you notice a fire, leave the building immediately and, if safe to do so, alert other residents in the immediate vicinity on your way out.

• Do Not Put Yourself At Risk

• Do Not Return To Your Flat Until It Is Safe To Do So

 

Remember

• Test your smoke alarm once a week

• Keep the exit route from your flat clear so you can escape in an emergency

• Close doors at night, especially the doors to the lounge and kitchen to prevent fire spreading

• Plan your escape NOW. Be prepared and don’t wait until it happens

 

 

MEETING POINT: Archway of the Angel Hotel, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds