Please note: This safety advice is offered as guidance only. If in doubt, Get out, Stay out and get the Fire and Rescue Service out!
The deliberate setting of fires can be a threat to life and property
Protect your property from arson
- Immobilise "wheelie" type bins at least 6m away from your building. Securing them on a fixed structure or in a compound may be the answer for you
- Store rubbish awaiting collection in a secure compound away from your property
- Make sure you don't allow waste materials to build up inside your property
- Hazards such as flammable liquids should be stored appropriately
- Keep combustible materials away from boundaries where matches or cigarettes can be thrown into them
- Make sure doors, windows, gates, walls and fences are effectively secured especially when premises are closed at night or at the week-end.
General good housekeeping tips
- Keep escape routes clear from rubbish and rubbish containers
- Prohibit or restrict smoking to designated areas
- If smoking is allowed provide suitable containers for smoker's waste materials
- Make sure there are adequate means for fighting fire in storage areas
- Check storage and waste collection areas periodically
- Make sure any waste burning on site is carefully controlled and supervised
- Prohibit or restrict access to storage areas
- Keep matches, lighters and flammable fuels locked away when no-one is in the building
- Consider installing security lighting and/or intruder alarms
- Make sure waste materials or vehicles do not block fire escape doors on the inside and outside of the building
- Keep machinery well maintained and free from a build up of grease
- Keep kitchen areas and equipment well maintained and free from grease
- Make sure everyone who uses or visits your property knows what to do if they discover a fire
Make sure that everyone knows what action to take if there is a fire at your premises
If you have any information about someone deliberately starting fires call
Crimestoppers Arson Alert on
0800 555 111
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Fire Crime Officer Derek Taylor 01743 260252