Most fires in the home can be prevented by taking some basic and common sense precautions.
- The easiest way to protect your home and family from fire is with a working smoke alarm.
- Fit smoke alarms on every level of your home.
- Have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen.
- Put a fire blanket at an easy to reach location.
Did You Know…?
- You’re four times more likely to die in a fire if you don’t have a smoke alarm that works.
- 56 people die each year because their smoke alarm is not working.
- 21 people die each year because the battery in their smoke alarm was flat or missing at the time of the fire.
- Every 5 days someone dies from a fire started by a cigarette.
- Broken electrics start about 6,000 fires a year.
- Three fires a day are started by candles.
- Faulty electrics (appliances, wiring and overloaded sockets) cause around 6,000 fires in the home every year.
- *Figures from www.gov.uk