Most fires start 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 to.
Get tailored advice for your home, or the home of someone you care for. Our online home safety check lets you carry out a thorough check of your home in only a few minutes. It’s simple and practical – giving you specific advice for your family and your home.
You can use the tool to:
identify fire risks in your home
learn how you can reduce the risks
create your own home fire safety plan.
Start your online home fire safety check
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How the tool works
You’ll be asked questions about your home and lifestyle.
The tool will ask you to look in different rooms and will highlight potential fire risks.
The tool may recommend that you book a home safety visit where one of our technicians comes out to your home.
After you’ve answered the questions, the tool will give you a personalised action plan to download and print.
The check will take around 15 minutes.
If you are still concerned about fire safety in your home after completing your online check, please contact our home fire safety team - call 0800 02 05 999 or email firekills@dsfire.gov.uk.
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