Home Fire Safety Visits (Hampshire)

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Home Fire Safety Visits is a free home fire safety visit to support vulnerable members of the community to ensure they are protected from fire risks.

The visit is conducted by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue service to: Provide a custom-made information pack on fire safety and reducing risk. Install new and check existing smoke alarms. Issue fire retardant bedding, furniture throws and nightwear where needed. Refer to other services for their professional assessment;

In order to be eligible for this service, a client must meet one of the following criteria:
- Anyone who is over 65
- Cognitive impairments – which would mean a person might not understand what to do in the event of a fire.
- Mobility impairments – meaning a person’s ability to escape from a property in an emergency would be hindered.
- Signs of carelessness with smoking materials – burn marks evident within the property.
- Substance misuse – which may impair a person’s ability to exit a property in an emergency.
- Hoarding or high levels of clutter – this can obstruct a person’s ability to exit a property as well as provide high levels of fuel to feed a fire.
- Returning home from hospital and there are fire concerns in the home, e.g. burn marks on bedding, furniture or carpets. Electrical faults, unsafe practices with cooking and heating the home, the occupier smokes and there are no fire alarms installed in the home.

Report a Fire Safety concern about a premises: If you have a fire concern about a premises, you can contact them either via their online form or over the phone: 023 8064 4000.

Report a fire concern about friend, family or neighbour; If you would like some home safety advice, please call the community safety team on: 023 8062 6751 (Monday-Friday 09.00 – 17.00) or contact via their website.

Reducing risk of arson; If you have information about someone deliberately starting fires call Crimestoppers 24/7 on 0800 555 111

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User Cost/Charge Information
Free of charge.