Wildfire safety

We want you to enjoy the countryside in safety. Follow our advice to make sure you don't cause a wildfire.

Learn how to prevent wildfires
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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.

Do an online safety check now
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Fire safety for carers

Do you care for a family member or work as a professional care worker?

Read our advice for keeping people safe
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Community conversations

Join our online Community Conversations event on Microsoft Teams on Friday 23 June, 2 - 3pm. We will be talking about how to stay safe outdoors this summer.

Join our online event
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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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Latest incidents
View latest incidents
Jun 01 '23
01 Jun 5.02pm Exmouth

Rescue

Unstable surface
Jun 01 '23
01 Jun 4.18pm St. David's

Property fire

Domestic
Jun 01 '23
01 Jun 3.26pm Bigbury

Property fire

Agricultural
Jun 01 '23
01 Jun 10.30am Castle Cary

Property fire

Building (other)
Jun 01 '23
01 Jun 6.42am North Petherton

Road traffic collision

Small vehicle
May 31 '23
31 May 9.51pm Loddiswell

Road traffic collision

Small vehicle
May 30 '23
30 May 2.38pm Brixton

Property fire

Building (other)
May 30 '23
30 May 11.19am Stawell

Animal rescue

Large
May 30 '23
30 May 4.25am Yeovil

Property fire

Domestic
May 30 '23
30 May 3.28am Seaton

Property fire

Domestic
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: 2.07pm - 04 June 2023
44
Incidents in the last 24 hours
355
Incidents in the last seven days
113
Fires in the last seven days
31
Rescues in the last seven days
18838
Incidents in the last 365 days

Newsroom

A block of flats with balconies, one side is black and the other is orange.

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
Home safety technician testing a smoke alarm by pressing the button. A mum and her two children are set next to him - the older child is covering his ears and the mum is covering the ears of the younger boy.

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