How to handle sparklers.

• Hold the sparkler at arms length.

• Never touch the sparkling end.

• Place the sparkler in a bucket of water when you are finished with it

How to handle fireworks.

• Never go back to a lit firework.
• Get to a safe distance after you light a firework. Only responsible adults should light fireworks
• Don't let young children near lit or unlit fireworks
• Pets get very frightened on fireworks night, so keep all your pets in the house and close all the curtains to make things calmer. Remember it's not just your own fireworks that cause distress, it can be your next door neighbors  and its a good idea for people with pets not to have them in there back garden.

• Try to angle matches up unless you have to angle it down because if the match is angled down the flame will rise up the match more quickly.
• Never let the flame burn  too far up the match. 

1. Shout loudly to let everyone in the house know there is a fire.

2. Get out of the house, closing doors behind you.

3. Wait until you are told what to do.

4. Under no circumstances should you re-enter the building

How to prevent fires

• DO NOT play with matches

• Keep matches AWAY from children

• KEEP an eye on cooking food.

• Make sure that ALL matches, cigarettes or candles are PROPERLY put out.

• Test your smoke alarm EVERY week.  If it needs new batteries replace the old ones as soon as possible.  If the smoke alarm stops working, get it replaced as soon as possible.

What to do if your clothes catch fire.

1. STOP! Running around will make the fire worse.

2. DROP! Get onto the ground.

3. ROLL! With your arms above your head, this will put out the fire. 

What to do if you're cooking fatty foods and the fat catches fire.

1. Get a safe distance away from the fire.

2. Put a damp cloth on top of the fire.

3. If the cloth doesn't work then follow the fire procedure.