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Do a free online home safety check

Most fires in the home start accidentally. Understand why fires start and what you can do to prevent them. You can do a check for family and friends too.

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Take care around water

Follow and share our tips to keep yourself (and others) safe around the coast, rivers, lakes, and canals.

Learn how to be safe around water
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Safety in severe weather

Learn how to prepare for stormy weather and about staying safe during flooding.

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Latest incidents
View latest incidents
Sep 29 '23
29 Sep 11.19am Glastonbury

Vehicle fire

Large
Sep 22 '23
22 Sep 6.39am Marwood

Vehicle fire

Small
Sep 20 '23
20 Sep 3.21pm Brompton Regis

Property fire

Agricultural
Sep 20 '23
20 Sep 3.07pm Filleigh

Property fire

Domestic
Sep 16 '23
16 Sep 7.09pm Priddy

Vehicle fire

Large
Sep 16 '23
16 Sep 5.59pm Cheddar

Property fire

Domestic
Sep 16 '23
16 Sep 1.24pm North Town

Property fire

Domestic
Sep 15 '23
15 Sep 9.45pm St. David's

Property fire

Retail /public building
Sep 14 '23
14 Sep 6.09pm Little Torrington

Property fire

Agricultural
Sep 14 '23
14 Sep 2.56pm East Coker

Vehicle fire

Small
Incident statistics

The latest figures for incidents we've attended across Devon and Somerset. 

Find out more about the incidents we publish on our website. 

Last updated: 1.47pm - 30 September 2023
49
Incidents in the last 24 hours
295
Incidents in the last seven days
51
Fires in the last seven days
15
Rescues in the last seven days
18059
Incidents in the last 365 days

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High-rise buildings

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require the responsible person of high-rise residential buildings to provide information to us to help plan for and respond to a fire in their building.

Use our forms to submit information
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Test your smoke alarm

A smoke alarm could save your life. We recommend testing your smoke alarm at least once a month.

Learn more about smoke alarms