fire safety advice

Keep Yourself, Your Family and Your Community Safe

👮 Greater Manchester Police Neighbourhood Policing Team
PCSO 72825

🍔 BBQ SAFETY

✅ Place BBQs on a flat, stable surface

✅ Keep BBQs away from fences, sheds, trees and garden furniture

✅ Never leave a lit BBQ unattended

✅ Keep children and pets away from cooking areas

✅ Never use petrol, spirits or other accelerants

✅ Keep water, sand or a fire extinguisher nearby

✅ Allow BBQs to cool completely before disposal

🚨 FIRE SAFETY AT HOME

✅ Test smoke alarms regularly

✅ Never leave cooking unattended

✅ Avoid overloading plug sockets

✅ Keep escape routes clear

✅ Extinguish candles completely before leaving a room

✅ Store matches and lighters out of children's reach

✅ Make sure everyone knows the household fire escape plan

⚠️ IN AN EMERGENCY

If there is a fire:

Do not return to a burning building for possessions.

WORKING TOGETHER FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY

A few simple precautions can prevent fires and save lives.

Greater Manchester Police 🚔
Neighbourhood Policing Team
PCSO 72825