Free Home Fire Safety Visits and Smoke Alarms It is very important for the Fire and Rescue Service to arrive quickly at the scene of a fire. However, it is even more important for a householder to be warned as early as possible that a fire has started in their home. Unfortunately, sometimes people, particularly the elderly and the very young, have died as a result of a fire even before the Fire Service gets called out.

In order to promote awareness of Fire Safety, the Fire and Rescue Service is undertaking home fire risk assessments and supplying and fitting smoke detectors.

Arrangements can be made for a Fire Officer to visit your home and give advice about fire detection and means of escape in case of fire relevant to the premises concerned. The Fire Officer can also install smoke detectors fitted with a 10 year life battery and the whole service is available free of charge.

If you live in the Tendring district area and would like a home visit or are aware of someone, particularly the elderly or vulnerable, who would benefit from this service, please either contact the Community Command Home Fire Safety Section Tel 01376 576600 or complete and forward the Home Fire Safety Risk Visit Form (pdf document) to:

Essex Fire and Rescue Service
Colchester and Tendring Command
Fire Station
Cowdray Avenue
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1XT

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