Home Safety Week encourages people to assess the needs of their homes and ensure they have adequate alamrs for their needs. For those most vulnerable groups Fire and Rescue Services can assist with specific advice for the indivdual and, if required, fit smoke detection and some fire and rescue service may be able to install CO detection too. Alarms save lives and in the event of a fire or carbon monoxide (CO) incident they can provide precious time to escape.
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Chimney Fire Safety Week
Chimney Fire Safety Week 2017 We are now less than a month away from Chimney Fire Safety Week 2017. Once again, HETAS will be supporting the Fire Kills campaign which works with industry and Fire and Rescue Services to promote this positive safety message to consumers. How will you be supporting the campaign? In 2016 Read More…
Chimney Fire Safety Week 2017
Chimney Fire Safety Week 2017 It has been confirmed that the Fire Kills Chimney Fire Safety Week 2017 will be taking place from the 4th to the 10th September. There are over 5,500 chimney fires in England, Wales and Scotland, HETAS is once again supporting the campaign to raise awareness amongst consumers of the importance Read More…
Chimney Fires – beyond awareness
Chimney Fire – beyond awareness In September HETAS offered its support to the Fire Kills Chimney Fire Safety Week campaign, promoting to consumers the importance of chimney maintenance. With around 50% of chimney fires take place in England between the months of January, February and March, HETAS will continue to promote this safety message into Read More…
CO Awareness Week 2016
CO Awareness Week November 21st to 27th is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. Join people, organisations and businesses of all sizes to help raise awareness of the danger of carbon monoxide. Organised by Lynn Griffiths and her charity, Carbon Monoxide Awareness, the campaign is now in its eleventh year. Lynn suggests there are a number of Read More…
Chimney Fire Safety Week is coming….
Chimney Fire Safety Week is coming… Chimney fires in England accounted for over 5,000 incidents dealt with by fire and rescue services between April 2014 and March 2015 last year. Chimney Fire Safety Week 2016 runs from the 5th September. Part of the Government’s Fire Kills campaign, Chimney Fire Safety Week 2016 calls for homeowners Read More…
Chimney Fire Safety Week 2016
Chimney Fire Safety Week 2016 Chimney Fire Safety Week 2016 takes place from Monday 5th to Sunday 11th September. Led by the Fire Kills campaign, HETAS will be supporting the campaign and we would like your support too. If you know of any homeowners who have experienced a chimney fire as a result of maintenance Read More…