Follow our top tips for home fire safety!

• Fit smoke alarms on every level of your home and test them every month.
• If you smoke, ensure you stub your cigarettes out properly – Put it out. Right out.
• Don’t leave cooking unattended and keep it out of reach of children.
• Don’t overload electrical sockets and turn off electrical appliances and plugs before you go to bed or go out – apart from appliances that are designed to stay on, like freezers.
• Keep lit candles, portable heaters and other sources of heat away from curtains and furniture and never use them for drying clothes.
• Plan and practise an escape route and make sure everyone knows it.
• In the event of a fire, don’t tackle the fire yourself. Get out, stay out and call 999.

Find out more fire safety information here.