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 09 '23
09 Jun 8.51am Roundham with Hyde

Property fire

Retail /public building
Jun 08 '23
08 Jun 12.49pm Sutcombe

Vehicle fire

Large
Jun 08 '23
08 Jun 12.27pm Glastonbury

Property fire

Retail /public building
Jun 07 '23
07 Jun 12.17pm Berrynarbor

Road traffic collision

Small vehicle
Jun 07 '23
07 Jun 10.29am St. Thomas

Property fire

Domestic
Jun 05 '23
05 Jun 4.13pm Ilminster

Road traffic collision

Small vehicle
Jun 05 '23
05 Jun 3.07pm Kingswear

Outdoor fire

Rail embankment
Jun 05 '23
05 Jun 1.05pm Wembury

Property fire

Building (other)
Jun 05 '23
05 Jun 12.09pm Fremington

Outdoor fire

In the open (small)
Jun 05 '23
05 Jun 11.39am Chudleigh

Vehicle fire

Large
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: 9.02pm - 09 June 2023
47
Incidents in the last 24 hours
396
Incidents in the last seven days
138
Fires in the last seven days
31
Rescues in the last seven days
18904
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