Reduce your risk of having a fire

There are simple things you can do to reduce your risk of having a fire at home,

Reduce your risk of having a fire
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Stay safe during storm conditions

Read our advice for staying safe during storms and adverse weather.

Be prepared for stormy weather
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Top fire safety tips for students

Living away from home for the first time?

Read our tips for students
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Express your interest in our have a go days

If you are interested in becoming an on-call firefighter, you can now express an interest and attend a have a go day before applying

Express an interest
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Property fire

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Oct 05 '24
05 Oct 8.53pm Clayhidon

Property fire

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Oct 05 '24
05 Oct 3.41pm Exmouth

Property fire

Building (other)
Oct 03 '24
03 Oct 9.44pm Axminster

Property fire

Retail /public building
Oct 03 '24
03 Oct 8.44pm Hawkchurch

Vehicle fire

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Oct 03 '24
03 Oct 2.44pm Bratton Seymour

Vehicle fire

Large
Oct 03 '24
03 Oct 8.10am Barnstaple

Property fire

Commercial / industrial
Oct 01 '24
01 Oct 8.26am Axminster

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A male home safety technician talks to a mum about her carbon monoxide alarm. They are standing in front of a boiler.

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
 
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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