Introduction

GFRS provides a number of advice pages and leaflets covering many different aspects of fire safety. Please click on the links to the left for specific information.

By clicking on the link 'Your Home Fire Safety Check' you are able to download a simple self-assessment checklist to assess your home's safety from fire.

NB: If you are looking for specific advice concerning fire safety in a commercial premises outside of Gloucestershire, you must contact your local Fire and Rescue Service and ask to speak to their Fire Safety Team. They will be able to give you advice tailored to your area.

Other Useful Safety Website Links

There are also many other websites you can access which provide good fire safety advice.

An excellent source of user friendly and basic fire safety advice is the government's 'FireKills' Website which gives top tips on how to protect yourself and your home from potential danger areas such as cooking, smoking, the use of candles in the home and many more. Why not check it out to see if you can improve the safety of your home and family today!

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service recognises that the protection and safety of vulnerable adults, children and young people is everyone's responsibility. In relation to vulnerable groups protection, the approach GFRS will take is based on and reflects the principles of both UK legislation, guidance and other relevant GFRS instructions. It also draws upon procedures and advice issued in the Local Authority's Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults guidelines.

The site for the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board (GSCB) is designed to be a helpful resource for all professionals working in the field of Child Protection, parents, carers, children, young people and others. This can be accessed via Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board (GSCB) Website.

If you would like information on Adult protection this can be accessed via Adults at risk: a service for the protection of vulnerable adults.