| Fire
Safety
The
Humberside Fire and Rescue service have diverted their attention
more towards the prevention of fires, both accidental and deliberate
as well as reacting to such incidents.
The aim
of the service is to reduce fire deaths and injuries in the home
by 20% by the year 2010, and also to reduce criminal damage by fire
(arson) by 10% by the year 2010.
A team
has been appointed to do this work and they are called the Community
Protection Unit.
The
telephone number for North East Lincs is 01472
372500
and
the email address is nelincscpuadmin@humbersidefire.gov.uk
The
telephone number for North Lincs is 01724
295900.
Safelinks
believes that we can help in this very important work with education
by giving you tips from the fire and rescue service to reduce accidental
fires and with information to reduce arson.
In the
meantime, Safelinks would like to know of anyone who would be interested
in a free home safety check
and the installation of a smoke alarm
or both. Please also look around your area for people who
may benefit from this service. All we need is an email through safelinks
by clicking on the messages then clicking the centre building blocks
for private messages. Please give your name, address and telephone
number and you will be contacted by the Humberside Fire and Rescue
Service.
Please click on the images to enlarge
Click
here for good practical tips on fire safety
Humberside
Fire and Rescue Service cannot over estimate enough about the importance
of the fitting and maintaining of smoke alarms.
Smoke
alarms should be tested once a week to ensure they work if they
need to.
Batteries
should be replaced once a year. It's handy to choose a date from
a relative's birthday and mark your diary with a smoke alarm battery
reminder.
The
alarm should be vacuumed twice a year and you can use a diary to
remind yourself.
Alarms
installed by the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service have an inaccessible
10year battery but they still need to be vacuumed regularly.
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