Barking and Dagenham Community Risk Register Fire

To help keep your family safe from fire, it is important to understand the common risks so that you can reduce them in your home.

“The most effective firefighting technique is prevention”

What you can do

  • make an escape plan and practice how you will escape in a smoky atmosphere
  • install smoke and heat alarms in your home in any room where a fire can start
  • try not to leave cooking unattended on the hob or grill
  • try to keep your oven, hob, cooker hood, extractor fan and grill clean
  • check that the cooker and hob are turned off when you have finished cooking
  • keep matches out of children’s reach and buy children resistant lighters
  • at night close all internal doors to prevent smoke spreading if a fire starts
  • don’t leave washing machines, tumble driers or dishwashers on overnight

Photo of a family outside a house, it's a mum and dad and two children a boy and a girl and you can see the front door and front window and lower half of their house and a bit of their front garden

 

Home fire safety visit 

The London Fire Brigade operate a service where they can visit you, a loved one or someone you care for at home to provide personalised advice about fire safety. It is totally free, available 24/7 and they can even fit free smoke alarms during the visit if you need them. 

Visit the London Fire Brigade website for more information and to book


Aerial photo of Highview House estate, you can see a whole number of houses looking from the sky