- Overview
- Fire Safety At Home
- Inside The Home
- - Alcohol
- - Bedtime Checks
- - Candles, Lights And Decorations
- - Carbon Monoxide
- - Cooking Safely
- - Drugs
- - Electrical Safety
- - Escape Plans
- - Independent Living
- - Medicine
- - Oxygen Therapy
- - Smoke Alarms
- - Smoking
- Outside The Home
- - Barbecue
- - Bonfires
- - Camping And Caravanning
- - Fireworks
- If You Have A Fire
- - After The Fire
- Community Fire Safety
- Business Fire Safety
When you are asleep, it takes longer to notice the signs of a fire and escape safely. It’s important to check your home for fire hazards before you go to bed.
- Close internal doors at night to stop a fire from spreading.
- Check the cooker is turned off.
- Turn off and unplug electrical appliances (unless they are meant to be left on, like your freezer).
- Put candles and cigarettes out properly.
- Turn heaters off and put up fireguards.
- Make sure exits are clear.
- Know where your keys are.
- Take a phone to your bedroom.
Keep your guests safe from fire
Your family or housemates may be familiar with your house or flat, but your guests may not be. It’s particularly important to provide some fire safety information if you are hosting a party and people are drinking alcohol. Also, the risk of fire during celebrations may be higher from candles, cooking and cigarettes.
If you have guests staying overnight:
- tell them where the keys are kept;
- give them information about anything in the house they may not be familiar with, like how to unlock your front door.
It’s particularly important to provide some fire safety information if you are hosting a party and people are drinking alcohol. Also, the risk of fire during celebrations may be higher from candles, cooking and cigarettes.