Overview
Due to an aging population more people are being supported to live at home with complex health issues. However, from incident data we know that these vulnerabilities also increase the risk of fire or other incident.
In Lancashire over 70% of accidental fatal fires have involved people with poor physical and or mental health and over 50% of these fatalities have been in receipt of care in the home.
Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service work closely with agencies and organisations who support vulnerable people living at home, such as increasing awareness of fire risk and what can be done to help to reduce this.
Session Content
This presentation is aimed at professionals in Lancashire, Blackpool & Blackburn with Darwen who support or care for vulnerable people in the community. The presentation provides awareness of:
- The most common causes of fire in the home
- Who’s most vulnerable to fire and why
- Simple actions and advice you can provide to reduce risk
- The support available from Lancs Fire Rescue and how to make a referral
Practical Information
- All sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams and we are unable to deliver on any other platform.
- The session will start at the time stated, but please join the session 10 minutes before to make sure you can access it.
- You will require speakers and a screen to see the presentation.
- Sessions may only be booked by professionals who work within the Lancashire, Blackpool or Blackburn with Darwen Footprint. If you do not work within this area, please contact preventionsupport@lancsfirerescue.org.uk for further advice and support.
- There are two ticket options: Individual Tickets if you are booking only yourself, Group Booking Tickets if multiple people intend to join the session together i.e. as part of team training. If you would like to book for your team to join the session from different locations, please book an individual ticket as this allows us to monitor attendees.
