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Fire Kills

Fire Kills

Working smoke alarms save lives.  Make sure you have enough. 

 

Each year in England, fire kills around 200 people in the home. 

In more than a third of fires in the home, smoke did not reach a smoke alarm in time. By taking some simple steps, having more working smoke alarms in more places in your home, and planning and practising an escape plan, you can help keep yourself and others in your household safer from fire. 

Fire safety isn’t just about having smoke alarms – it’s about having enough of them, in the right places, and knowing they work. It’s about preventing fires from starting in the first place, and knowing how to get out safely if they do. 

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Detection

Be covered. Find out about smoke alarms, coverage and how they protect you. 

a Fire Kills logo of a house with the roof on fire. Inside the house the words states 'Fire Kills'. At the bottom of the logo text reads 'Let's Prevent It'

Prevention

Be safe. Find out about fire risks and how to prevent them.

a Fire Kills logo of a house with the roof on fire. Inside the house the words states 'Fire Kills'. At the bottom of the logo text reads 'Let's Prevent It'

Escape

Be prepared. Find out about how to plan your escape in the event of fire.

Fire Kills, so always make sure you’re:

  • Covered: have you got enough working smoke alarms?
  • Safe: are you preventing fires by reducing risks in your home?
  • Prepared: have you got a suitable escape plan in case a fire happens?

Get out, stay out, call 999.

Contact your local fire service