Home Fire Safety Checks Save Lives

The home is generally regarded as the place where we feel safest, but it is also the place where the overwhelming majority of fire deaths and injuries occur.

Many people are at risk from fire in the home, from families with young children to older people living alone. A fire can start very easily and spread with speed.

A Home Fire Safety Check will provide you with actions and advice to help make your home a safer place and protect you and your family, should the unthinkable happen.

Who can have a Home Fire Safety Check?

We target areas and households where we know there is a higher risk of fire, primarily the more vulnerable groups in the community. The first part of the Home Fire Safety Check process involves a telephone assessment by your local Area Office, so we can work out your level of risk. This is calculated by us and takes into consideration factors concerning your property and the people who live there.

Area Office contact numbers:

Office	Phone No.	Area
Derby	01332 345440	Derby City and South Derbyshire
Ilkeston	01159 326832	Erewash and Amber Valley
Chesterfield	01246 223500	North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Bolsover
Buxton	01298 22274	High Peak and Derbyshire Dales

Following the assessment we will provide you with fire safety advice and may visit your property to make recommendations specific to your home and the people who live there. We may also fit smoke alarms if they are needed. All of these services are provided free of charge.

You can also carry out your own Home Fire Safety Check now by downloading the Home Fire Safety Check booklet below.

Home Fire Safety Check Booklet (1.5mb)