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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 form your home clear
so that people can escape if there is a fire. Make sure that everyone in your home can easily find 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 does
not burn and are away from any materials that could burn.
- Make sure cigarettes are stubbed
out properly, 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
cannot see or reach them.
- Take special care when you are 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 not in use.
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