There are 20 strategically located fire and rescue stations within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Each fire and rescue station is equipped and crewed to enable effective delivery of not only emergency services in your times of greatest need but also to undertake a great deal of prevention and education within the community in which they serve.

The emergency cover that your fire and rescue station provides is extremely wide and diverse. The range of emergency services includes:

   Domestic fires
   Industrial fires
   Fires in the open such as cars, rubbish and grass etc.
   Road traffic collisions
   Hazardous material incidents
   Water rescue
   Rope rescue
   Flooding etc

The area within which your fire and rescue station is situated will determine the prevention and education work that is undertaken. Fire and rescue stations may focus on forging links with potential partner organisations and associations in targeting the identified vulnerable members of the community in relation to reducing domestic fires and their devastating consequences.

Similar partnerships will also be sought to reduce road traffic collisions given 10 people a day lose their lives on our roads. Industrial risks are also encompassed in the stations daily routines in operational planning and prevention work.

Regardless of the risks on the fire and rescue station’s patch they will be undertaking home fire safety checks. This includes a visit by a fire crew to your home where 10 year, single point, smoke detectors are provided and installed free of charge if required. Your home will be risk assessed in areas including winter warming, electrical and cooking safety, fire blankets and advice will be given on formulating fire plans, should the risk of fire be realised.

Just in case you wondered what else those firefighters may be doing when they are not fighting fires, rescuing casualties and working to prevent fires and accidents through education and planning; then you may see them training, maintaining and testing equipment to ensure that they remain in a constant state of readiness ensuring that they exercise professionalism in their role when called upon.

To download, click the link: Home Fire Safety Check

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