In this area you can find lots of useful information,
tips, leaflets, and schemes to help keep you, and those around you,
safe from fire.
These include:
If you are using fireworks make sure you and your family
stay safe as well as have a great time celebrating! Here you can
find lots of firework
safety information, as well as
firework safety for kids featuring Snakey Jakey.
Do you think parking is a nightmare? Our nightmare is
not being able to get to the people who need us. Find out
more about how thoughtless
parking has delayed appliances getting to 50 fires since 2008,
and how you can help avoid this issue.
The Community Safety department holds a large selection of
leaflets on fire safety, which can be downloaded in PDF
format.
Community
safety leaflets
You can also find fire safety
tips full of useful information.
These visits, for people at high fire risk, include free smoke
alarms with a ten-year battery-for-life plus a burnt-toast "hush"
button to silence false alarms. We also give brief
friendly advice on how to prevent fire, how to escape safely, and
how to stay safe if trapped. A special deaf alarm is
available for those sufficiently hard of hearing.
Book a Home Fire Safety Visit
This scheme attempts to divert children at an early stage from
playing with fire, or lighting small nuisance fires. Parents
and carers can contact the specialist team via our website, or by
phone, to arrange a friendly visit to educate the child of the
dangers.
The Arson Task Force (ATF) A joint initiative between ourselves
and the Avon & Somerset Police to drive down the high level of
arson via Car Clear, education, and prosecution.
Approximately two-thirds of arson is car arson. The Car
Clear scheme aims to reduce car arson (and joyriding) by
removing abandoned and damaged cars promptly from the roadside.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service has teamed up with Deafstation,
from the University of Bristol, to bring you fire safety
information in British Sign Language (BSL). Plus find out
about the emergency SMS Text service here.
A hub for safety advice, they also provide internet access
and conference facilities free of charge to the community.
Centres are open at Bath, Bristol (Temple Back at AF&RS
Headquarters, Keynsham, Southmead and Speedwell), Nailsea,
Weston-super-Mare and Yate.
You can also find information on
Kitchen Safety, Road
Safety,
Smoking Safety,
Firework Safety and
Student fire Safety, plus much more -
take a look at the list on the left.