Fire Safety Advice

Do

• Plan for a safe refuge in case you cannot escape from the house.
  This is a room where all of the family can gather to wait to be rescued. Take the following precautions:
• Make sure there is a phone in the room to call for help
• Try to have a room with a window so you can either escape or call out for help (stay by the window)
• Close the door and seal the bottom with towels or blankets to stop harmful smoke entering
• Call the emergency services
• Dial 999 or 112 and Tell the operator what service you require.
• Speak calmly and clearly giving the address of the fire and your phone number.
  (If using a mobile phone the operator may ask what county you are in)
• Only hang up when the operator tells you to

Don't

• Re-enter a burning house for personal items
• Borrow batteries from the Smoke Alarm
• Have mirrors over fireplaces with real fires