Home Safety Advice from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service

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0800 9178137

Home fire safety advice

Protect yourself and reduce the risk of fire by:

• Not leaving cooking unattended
• Keeping doors closed at night
• Switching off as many electrical appliances as possible at night
• Putting out cigarettes and candles safely and keeping matches and lighters away from children

When you make your fire action plan:

• Always include children and elderly and disabled people
  
• Chose the best escape route and another way out and keep them clear
  
• Tell everyone where the door and window keys are
  
• Fitting smoke alarms on each floor level and testing the each week

To save your life in a fire:

• If your smoke alarm goes off in the night, don’t investigate - wake others and get out, following your plan
• Don’t open any doors that feel warm
• Don’t stop or go back for anything - phone the Fire Service on 999
• if you can’t get out, stay together in one room, close the door and wait to be rescued