Keeping Children Safe Keeping Children Safe
Research study outcome
University of Nottingham
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    • Fire safety

    What our research told us about fire safety

    Preventing fire accidents

     

    Do fit smoke alarms on every level of your home

    Don't forget to check them regularly - once a week

     

    Do ask your local fire and rescue service for advice or a fire safety check

    Don't put fire safety to the back of your mind

     

    Do work out what you would do in the event of a fire in your home and make a plan for how your family would escape

    Don't keep your plan to yourself, practise it and share it with other adults and older children in your home

     

    Why?

    • Families with a working smoke alarm are less likely to die in a house fire than families without smoke alarms
    • There is strong evidence to suggest that home fire safety checks reduce house fires and the injuries they cause
    • Most families don't have a plan for how to escpae in the event of a fire, but this could prevent your family from being injured

    Matches

    Please note:

    The advice reported on this site is based on what we learnt from our research.

    For more advice about fire safety please visit these websites:

     

    Preventing other accidents

     

    This research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Programme Grants for Applied Research Programme (RP-PG-407-10231)

    Disclaimer

    The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.

    Keeping Children Safe

    The University of Nottingham

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    email: denise.kendrick@nottingham.ac.uk