To a lot of people the role of the fire service is to extinguish fires. The truth of the matter is that a large part of the service is dedicated towards fire prevention and education in the community to reduce the danger of fires starting.

Simple precautions can often result in lives and property being saved. The advent of the home smoke detector has been significant in offering early warning and the chance to either deal with a small blaze or escape while awaiting the fire service.

An initiative currently being undertaken to help prevent domestic fires is the free home fire safety check. To request a FREE Home fire safety check , you can complete the online form and contact our Community Safety Team.

Policy, procedures and guidance notes relating to the activities of the Community Safety department can be found in the Key Documents section of this web site.