Safety in the Home and Community County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is working in partnership with other agencies to provide a seamless and integrated service to promote and support safe, healthy, caring, diverse and socially balanced communities. Nationally, the modern Fire and Rescue Service places an ever-increasing emphasis on the prevention of fire and incidents. The current target for the Fire and Rescue Service is to reduce the number of accidental fire-related deaths in the home by 20% and the number of deliberate fires by 10% by 2010. Find out more about the national community fire safety campaigns and for links to the official National Community Fire Safety Centre (NCFSC).
Stop fire before it starts - do all you can now to make your home or where you work - safe from fire or hazards.
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Fit smoke alarms on each level in your home. Keep them free from dust and test them once a week. Consider buying a 10-year alarm; otherwise change the batteries in your alarm every year.Make a fire action plan so that everyone in your home knows how to escape if there is a fire. Keep the exits from your home clear so that people can escape if there is a fire. Make sure that everyone in your home can easily find the keys for doors and windows. Take extra care in the kitchen – accidents while cooking account for over half of fires in homes. Never leave young children alone in the kitchen. Take extra care when cooking with hot oil. Consider buying a deep-fat fryer which is controlled by a thermostat (if you don’t already have one). Never leave lit candles in rooms that nobody is in or in rooms where children are on their own. Make sure candles are in secure holders on a surface that doesn’t burn and are away from any materials that could burn. Make sure cigarettes are stubbed out properly and are disposed of carefully, and never smoke in bed. Get into the habit of closing doors at night. If you want to keep a child’s bedroom door open, close the doors to the lounge and kitchen, it may well help save their life if there is a fire. Don’t overload electrical sockets. Remember one plug for one socket. Keep matches and lighters where children can’t see or reach them. Take special care when you’re tired or when you've been drinking. Don’t leave the TV or other electrical appliances on standby as this could cause a fire. Always switch it off and unplug when it’s not in use.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2009 18:04
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On average over 2500 people each year are injured or killed nationally by electrical fires in the home. Electricity is a major cause of fire in the home whether by accident or by electrical faults. Follow these simple guides for your safety. | DO |  - Check that plugs and leads are safe. If you see loose wires, scorch marks or other damage, get a new plug and lead. Ask someone straight away if you are not sure or need help.
- The fire service recommend only put 1 plug in each wall socket.
- Unplug things like toasters, lamps and hairdryers when you are not using them. If you leave them plugged in they could start a fire.
- Unplug your electric blanket before you go to bed. When you are not using it, keep it flat or rolled up, not folded.
- Put heaters in a safe place where they will not be knocked over, like against a wall.
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| DO NOT |  - Do not put leads under carpets or mats. This can start a fire and you cannot see if the lead is damaged.
- Do not dry clothes on a heater.
- Do not put heaters near curtains or furniture.
- Do not put lamps near curtains.
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 June 2009 16:14
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How do I make sure that my smoke alarm works?
 Test the batteries in your smoke alarm once a week. You could do this at the same time every week to help you remember. Press the button on your smoke alarm until it makes a loud beeping noise.
Your home may have smoke alarms that are linked to your electricity. These alarms still need to be checked.
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 April 2010 13:17
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A moment’s distraction while cooking, being careless with kitchen appliances – it’s easy to see why most fires in the home start in the kitchen. Kitchen Fire Safety - The Basics
The cooker - keep electrical leads from trailing over or going near the cooker
- don't hang tea-towels or cloths on or over the cooker and don't put oven gloves down on the cooker after you've used them
- keep the oven, hob and grill clean as a build-up of fat and bits of food can start a fire
- don't leave pans on the hob when you're not around - take them off the heat if you have to leave the kitchen (even if you think it will only be for a moment, while you answer the door or phone)
- spark devices are safer than matches or lighters to light gas cookers, because they don’t have a naked flame.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 10:44
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Domestic Smoke Alarm GuideA smoke alarm is a device that will detect a fire in the early stages and give warning to ensure that you have vital extra time to escape.
Why install a smoke alarm? Each year over 500 deaths and 11,000 injuries occur in fires in the home. Many of these deaths and injuries could be prevented if people had early warning and were able to get out in time. Having correctly fitted and operating smoke alarms in you home could help to save your home and the lives of your family from fire.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 16:47
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