Fire Safety

Leicestershire’s fire and rescue emergency cover is extremely wide and diverse and in addition to this they provide a range of support, information and advice throughout the local community. Fire fighters undertake home fire safety checks. This includes a visit by a fire crew or their support staff to your home. The visit will take approximately 30 minutes and is free of charge. The crews will discuss with you how to prevent a fire from starting in your home and what to do if one does start. Various topics are covered which includes:

• Kitchen safety, where 66% of fires occur
• How to plan your escape if a fire was to occur
• What to do at bedtime
• How and when to maintain and test your smoke detectors (in some cases they will also install ten year, single point, smoke detectors free of charge if deemed necessary)

Just in case you wondered what else Firefighters may be doing when they are not fighting fires, rescuing casualties and working to prevent fires and accidents through education and planning, then you may see them training, maintaining and testing equipment to ensure that they remain in a constant state of readiness ensuring that they exercise professionalism in their role when called upon.

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