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Top ten fire prevention tips fire in the home can start very easily and can spread with frightening speed. Every year there are more than 68,000 fires in people's homes, resulting in 400 deaths and 14,000 injuries.
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5. Never leave lit candles in rooms that nobody is in or in rooms where children are on their own.
Statistics show that you are six times more likely to die from a fire in the home if you do not have a smoke alarm.
7. Get into the habit of closing doors at night. If you want to keep a child's bedroom door open, close the doors to the lounge and kitchen – this may well help save their life if there is a fire.
Listed below are 10 top tips to protect your home. 1. Cartrefi Conwy is responsible for ensuring that a hard wired smoke alarm is installed in every property. If you have any queries or concerns please call our repairs team on 0800 0121431 / 01492 805580. 2. Make a fire action plan so that everyone in your home knows how to escape if there's a fire. 3. Keep the exits from your home clear so that people can escape if there is a fire. Make sure that everyone in your home can easily find the keys for doors and windows.
6. Make sure cigarettes are stubbed out properly and are disposed of carefully and never smoke in bed.
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8. Don't overload electrical sockets. Remember one plug for one socket. Don’t leave the TV or other electrical appliances on standby. 9. Keep matches and lighters where children can't see or reach them. 10. Take special care when you're tired or when you've been drinking. If you have any queries or concerns please call our repairs team on 0800 0121431 / 01492 805580.
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The tips listed above are only a few things that you can do to prevent a fire in your home. If you would like more information contact your local Fire & Rescue Service or go to http://www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk/Home and remember get out and stay out.
4. Take extra care in the kitchen, especially when using hot oil, accidents while cooking account for over half of fires in homes. Never leave young children alone in the kitchen.
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page 4 A big thank you to everyone who took part in the Pendalar Environmental Day. Special thanks go to the children who loved being involved and are already asking when theycan do it again. After everyone’s hard work the place looked great and it really showed the improvements an environmental action day can have on an area.
LONG SERVICE AWARDS Congratulations to two of our colleagues on their Long Service Awards for continuous service with Conwy County Borough Council and subsequently Cartrefi Conwy following transfer.
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Contacts
Bryn Eirias Reception Repairs freephone Colwyn Bay Reception Llandudno Reception
01492 805500 0800 012 1431 or 01492 805580 01492 805600 01492 805632
David Wilkinson 25 years’ service
enquiries@cartreficonwy.org
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