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Safer Neighbourhoods

…gines to access if required For help on plans, contact your local fire service: fireengineering@clevelandfire.gov.uk Good housekeeping: Securely store gas cylinders/fuel storage tanks/old equipment to protect from theft and fire Store hay and straw in separate buildings at least 10 metres apart Store refuse securely, away from property and out of sight and dispose of regularly to prevent build-up,…

farmhouses in farmland

Heritage Buildings

…of fire limit the damage to building and its contents. Conduct a fire safety risk assessment of both the building and its contents and record findings and consider the buildings location and access to water Create a salvage plan for the building and contents consider factors such as removal of closest risk items, inventory of priority items, protection of items that cannot be removed, salvage reco…

An image of a two heritage buildings surrounded by greenery and trees

Staying safe as temperatures set to soar

…is discarded of safely and correctly to eliminate any fuel for a fire. If you are having a drink, please be mindful that glass bottles which are left lying around in outdoor areas can cause fires during the warm dry weather. The service would also like to remind their communities to spend time in and around water safely. It may be very hot out there, but open water is not. Don’t be tempted to jump…

Know Exactly Where You Are 

…s you are asked when calling 999 but describing exactly where our firefighters should go can be challenging. Emergencies can happen anywhere, in a field, the roadside, by a riverbank or just outside one of a shopping centre’s many entrances. Services often can’t detect where you are automatically and dropped pins are difficult to explain over the phone. At best, this is a frustrating drain on resou…