Prepare for fire

• Visit Kent Fire and Rescue Service's website for advice on home fire safety and how to reduce fire hazards.

• Contact Kent Fire and Rescue Service on 0800 923 7000 for free home fire safety advice and services.

• Fit and maintain smoke alarms - at least one on every floor (Test your smoke alarms weekly).

• Make sure you have planned your escape route in case of fire breaking out and that everybody in the house knows what to do.

• Plan an escape route should fire break out at night (most fire deaths occur while people are sleeping).

• Consider storing important documents in a fire-proof safe.

• Don’t overload electrical sockets.

• Never leave cooking or candles unattended.

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If a fire breaks out

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• Get out.

• Stay out. 

• DO NOT use a lift.

• Dial 999 and follow the advice of the Fire Service. 

• If you’re moving or trapped in smoke, stay close to the floor where the air is cleaner

• Never re-enter your home until the Fire and Rescue Service has made it safe.