Although you may know that fire is dangerous, do you know how uncontrollable it can become or that breathing toxic smoke can quickly make you lose consciousness? Be responsible and don’t play with fire.

Smoking

You already know that smoking is bad for you, but did you know that tobacco can kill you overnight? Tobacco keeps burning and it can quietly smoulder out of sight, starting a slow, deadly fire.

• Falling asleep with a cigarette in your hand will start a fire. If you see your parents falling asleep with a cigarette in their hand, wake them up.
• Lit cigarettes can overbalance and land on a carpet or newspaper and start a fire. They should always be stumped out.

 Hoax calls

Making false calls to 999 can put lives in danger. Fire and rescue services are for emergencies and for every hoax call that is made, someone else may be involved in a real emergency. Don't mess about by making hoax calls as you are putting other people's lives at risk.