|
|
| Install smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms - smoke alarms can be obtained from the local Finchley Fire Station in Long Lane |
| Do not leave windows open when you are out. Never leave ground floor windows open even on hot nights. |
| Do not smoke in bed. |
| Do not allow small children to play with matches and also beware of gas and fluid lighters. |
| Keep barbecue fire lighters in a sealed metal biscuit tin away from lighters and flammable materials. |
| Store fireworks outside the house - in a garden shed - well protected from moisture and other chemicals. |
| Switch off your ignition at a petrol pump, do not smoke or use a cigarette lighter on the forecourt. |
| Do not use a mobile phone on a petrol station forecourt. |
| Never leave the vehicle unlocked, this includes while paying for fuel at a garage. Failure to do so can invalidate vehicle insurance. |
| If a fire starts in your home evacuate the premises with all your family and pets, close the windows and all doors and phone 999 |
| Do not re-enter a building until authorised to do so by a Fire Officer. |
| It is very useful to have ICE programmed into your mobile with the number of your next of kin. ICE stands for In Case of Emergencies. |
| Test your smoke alarms regularly, change the batteries annually. |
| Most of the members of our neighbourhood watch scheme share a "catchment area of not just the residential homes, but also a number of public services and agencies within the London Borough of Barnet. Whilst it,s undoubtedly heartening to know we are here, we remain one of a handful of services that no one actually looks forward to calling. | |||||||||||||||
| As the noisy red fire engines rush past with their crews of men and women with concerned faces, the sight rarely fails to turn heads. The blue flashing lights and sirens captivate children especially, and this is generally what people associate as the most typical image of the London Fire Brigade. | |||||||||||||||
| The most effective way of fighting fires however, is of course by preventing them from occurring in the first place. Even relatively small fires in one piece of soft furniture in a house can, at best, cause untold damage to the decorative state of the property. At worst, it can still claim a life despite being confined to one room. Each year in the United Kingdom, fires kill approximately 800 people. The mortality rate is much higher for road accidents, which we also attend and both can be reduced, if people are aware of how to live as safely as possible. | |||||||||||||||
| The intention of this article is not to scare people unnecessarily or restrict them from doing the things they love. What I hope to convey is some simple advice for the readers to use when considering their own fire and road safety and give them access to more comprehensive guidance material. | |||||||||||||||
| As part of the brigade,s ongoing Community Safety initiatives, all London fire stations have a comprehensive library of fire safety literature covering the following titles. | |||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
| As my articles will hopefully now be a regular feature in these Email updates, I hope to explain the content of each of these pamphlets in detail as time progresses. I also hope to cover the issue of road safety in future editions. In the meantime, if you feel that any of the titles are particularly relevant to yourself, why not call in at the station when you have a spare moment and pick up a personal copy. | |||||||||||||||
| Finchley Fire Station is located at 227 Long Lane, adjacent to the North Circular flyover and our direct telephone number is 020 7587 4753. If you have any fire safety related questions for us, please get in touch. Prevention is always better than a cure. | |||||||||||||||
|
Tim Hoy, Red Watch Manager, Finchley Fire Station. |
|||||||||||||||
| LONDON FIRE BRIGADE making london a safer city | |||||||||||||||
