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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) aims to contribute to securing a safe society by reducing the incidence of death, injury and damage to property from fire and other emergencies.

Safety Guidance and Information

Safety in the Community
To discover more safety advice, view the highlighted links, and visit our Community Safety, or Business Fire Safety sections.

“Test Your Smoke Alarm Every Week!”


Carbon Monoxide
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service does not fit or provide carbon monoxide detectors. For further information about carbon monoxide please visit the... Health and Safety Executive website

Burst Pipes
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service does not attend domestic premises to deal with burst water pipes caused by weather conditions. RBFRS can attend incidents where there is a hazard from flood water affecting the electricity supply or where vulnerable people are at risk.

Further advice can be obtained from Thames Water by visiting… www.thameswater.co.uk

Check Your Smoke Alarm
Did you know that you are more than four times as likely to die in a fire if you don’t have a working smoke alarm? Check your smoke alarm every week. Last year, 246 people died in house fires in the UK. However, one in three battery alarms fail to work in fires, usually because the battery was dead or intentionally removed.

Fire Kills logo Smoke detectors can give you precious extra time to get out of the house but they are completely useless if the batteries are missing or flat.

The best way to protect yourself and your family is to fit smoke alarms to every level of your home and test the batteries every week. Why not get into the habit this week and then make testing your smoke alarms part of your weekly household routine? Find out more about smoke alarms.

The Government’s Fire Kills campaign has recently launched a YouTube video to encourage people to test their smoke alarms. To view it, visit: click here.
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