Smokefree Homes: Fire Safety

What if someone smokes at home?

Did you know that more people die in fires directly linked to smoking than any other? Nationally, fires started by cigarettes and related smoking materials account for one third of all accidental deaths, while only causing 8% of all fires.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Do you have a routine before you go to bed?
• Do you have an action plan of what to do i fyou
  have a fire?
• Do you dispose of cigarette butts etc safely?
• Do you own a smoke detector?
• If you do when, was the last time you tested it?

If you aren’t sure that you got the answers right and that perhaps you and your family are at risk, then just remember that Wiltshire Fire Brigade Community Safety Department is here to help.

Did you know that they can:

• Give you FREE fire safety advice over the phone?
• Carry out a FREE fire risk check of your home?
• Fit FREE 10 year smoke detectors in your home.

For more information contact the Fire Brigade’s Community Safety Officer on FREE PHONE 0800 389 7849 or visit the Wiltshire Fire Brigade's website (www.wiltshirefirebrigade.gov.uk)