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Fire safety
housing@knh.org.uk
KNH tries to help prevent injury and damage through fire, so all our properties have smoke detectors, which are
serviced once a year. Do not take batteries out of smoke detectors or disconnect them. It could cost you your
lives.
If the detector is not working then please report it and KNH will arrange to repair or replace it.
If a fire occurs
- Get everyone out of the house by the safest route. Do not stop to collect anything.
- Close all doors behind you if possible.
- If your exit is cut off, close the door of your room and seal it with either a blanket or rug to prevent
the fire or the smoke spreading. Call for help from a window.
- Don't go back into your home for any reason.
- If you live in a flat do not use the lift and follow the fire evacuation procedures for you specific
building.
- Alert your neighbours and dial 999 for the Fire Service.
How to make your house a safe home
You are twice as likely to die in a fire in households without a working smoke alarm. Check smoke alarm
batteries once a week. Test your smoke alarm by pressing the button and holding it until the alarm sounds, if
your alarm starts to "beep" regularly, the battery is running out, replace the battery straight away. More
than 70 people are killed every year because their smoke alarm didn't work.
Make a fire action plan so that everyone in your house knows how to escape in the event of fireBeing trapped in some way causes 45% of deaths in household fires. On average, a quarter of all
fatalities in household fires occur because people are trapped while asleep. You are almost three times more
likely to be killed in a fire that starts in the night. Keep your exits clear and keep door and window keys
handy. Each year, around half of all accidental dwelling fire fatalities occur in the room where the fire
first started.
Ensure cigarettes are stubbed out and disposed of carefully
- Households with a resident smoker are nearly one and a half times more likely to have a fire than
non-smoking homes. Fires started by cigarettes account for one third of all fatal fires in the home and
kill more people than any other kind of fire.
- Never smoke in bed.
- Keep matches and lighters away from children.
Keep clothing away from heating appliances
Never leave lit candles unattended and always make sure they're in proper holders or containers
According to latest figures over 67% of all accidental household fires occurred in the kitchen; 10%
occurred in the bedroom and a further 10% occurred in the living or dining room.
Take care when cooking with hot oil and think about using thermostatically controlled deep fat fryers.
Chip pan fires account for 20% of all accidental household fires.
Take special care when you are tired or when you've been drinkingHalf of all deaths in domestic fires happen between 10pm and 8am.
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