Get out! stay out! get the Fire Service out!

If you are trapped by fire and cannot get out:

  1. Go into a room - preferably one looking onto a street and shut the door behind you
  2. Place blankets, clothing or rugs at the bottom of the door to keep out smoke
  3. Shout for help from the window to raise the alarm
  4. If the heat and smoke is life-threatening and the fire brigade have not yet arrived, attempt to get out - but only as a last resort
  5. Drop bedding out of the window to soften your fall
  6. Climb out feet first, lower yourself down before dropping to the ground
  7. Do not jump - you will hurt yourself

Make a fireplan to suit your home


If your clothes catch fire:

If someone else's clothes catch fire …

  1. Force them to the ground
  2. Wrap a rug, carpet, coat, etc around them
  3. Take care your own clothes do not catch fire
  4. Call for medical aid at once. Anyone suffering from burns should be treated for shock

But the best plan is to prevent fire, follow a simple bedtime routine:

  1. Close all the doors
  2. Unplug electrical items that are not designed to stay on
  3. Ensure fireguards are in place
  4. Make sure cigarettes are extinguished and ashtrays emptied