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The Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service carry out free home fire safety checks and will provide and install FREE 10-year smoke alarms where necessary. They will provide practical advice on identifying fire hazards in the home and show you how to make a fire escape plan for you and your family.

Complete this online form to obtain a home fire safety check (!) or please contact Lancashire Fire and Resuce on Freephone number 0800 169 1125.

Additional information: Smoke alarms cost around £5 and are simple to install. They are widely available from DIY, hardware and electrical shops and some supermarkets. Choose an alarm which meets British Standard BS5446 Part 1 and carries the Kitemark. Further advice on purchasing and fitting smoke alarms can be found at www.firekills.gov.uk (!). They also provide advice on planning escape routes.

Related services:
Securing premises after incidents of fire
Community fire safety
After care following a fire
Arson reduction

Email: webmaster@lancsfirerescue.org.uk

Telephone: 01772 862545

Fax: 01772 865144

Visit: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Address: Fire Service Headquarters, Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3LH

• Fire Victim Support
• Fire Safety - advice to businesses
• Workplace regulations
• Community fire safety
• General Fire Regulation Information
• Means of Escape from Fire
• Means of giving warning in case of Fire
• Maintenance of Escape and Training and keeping of records
• Occupancy Numbers and Fire Risk to persons
• Legislation Specifically Relevant to Railways
• Who should apply?
• Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises
• Explosives
• Definition of Factory, Office, Shop and Railway Premises
• Who should apply?
• Hotels and Boarding Houses
• Who should complete the application form?
• Further information about Fireworks
• The Firework Code