Winter fire safety campaign kit
As the weather becomes colder, residents are being urged to take extra caution in and around the home.
Winter is the highest-risk period for residential fires due to increased use of heaters, electric blankets, cooking appliances, and enclosed living spaces.
This campaign kit has been developed to help combat at-risk fire behaviours and help support our stakeholders to communicate with their local community about how to be fire safe in the cooler months.
For any assistance, please contact the FRNSW Media Team.
Social media posts
Smoke alarms post copy:
A smoke alarm that doesn't work is just a plastic disc on the ceiling.
Test yours every month. If it doesn't beep, replace the battery. If it's older than 10 years, replace the alarm.
Be fire safe this winter. www.fire.nsw.gov.au/befiresafe
Escape plan post copy:
You won't have time to think it through when smoke is filling the hallway.
Walk through your home and find two ways out of every room. Pick a safe meeting place outside. Practise it with everyone you live with, kids included.
Plan it now, while it's still just a plan.
Be fire safe this winter. www.fire.nsw.gov.au/befiresafe
Kitchen safety post copy:
Fires in the kitchen are the leading cause of house fires in NSW. The cause is almost always the same. Unattended cooking.
If you have to leave the kitchen, turn the stove off. A hot pan only needs a minute.
Cold dinner beats a house fire.
Be fire safe this winter. www.fire.nsw.gov.au/befiresafe
Charge safe post copy:
Phones, laptops, e-bike batteries. They all generate heat while charging.
Charging on a bed, doona or pillow traps that heat against fabric. Lithium-ion fires can start fast.
Charge on a hard, flat surface. Keep batteries off bedding.
Be fire safe this winter. www.fire.nsw.gov.au/befiresafe
Electric blanket safety post copy:
Pulled the electric blanket out of the cupboard for the first cold night? Check it before you switch it on.
Look for frays, scorch marks, exposed wires or damage to the controller. If anything looks off, bin it.
Never fold one while it's on. Never sleep on it switched on.
Be fire safe this winter. www.fire.nsw.gov.au/befiresafe
Heater safety post copy:
Heaters need space. A lot of it.
Keep curtains, bedding, lounges, throws and drying racks at least one metre away.
Switch them off before you leave the room or go to bed. Never use outdoor heaters indoors.
Be fire safe this winter. www.fire.nsw.gov.au/befiresafe