Home fire safety visits
Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue services offer free home safety visits to people who live in the service area.
Visits will be with one of the Home Safety Technicians and will take around 45 minutes. During the visit they will:
- check all your smoke alarms are set up and working correctly
- help you make a fire escape plan
- give you advice on how to use electrics safely
- give you advice on keeping any children safe
- identify and discuss any further support you might need.
All Cornerstone customers are eligible for a free home safety visit, contact us and we will refer you, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service will then contact you to book in your visit.
Watch the short video below for more information on what happens at a home safety visit and below you can see what other Cornerstone customers’ thought of their visit.
What our tenants have to say
We had a visit from Doug, he was very good and went through the whole property, he checked all of the alarms and was very impressed with them. He was in our home for about 45 minutes, wore a mask and was very observant of Covid safety procedures. He explained to us the main causes of fires in the home, we were interested to learn that when phone chargers are left plugged in overnight they can get very hot and these can be a cause of fires. We would definitely recommend this visit to all tenants.
We had a visit from the fire technician, after a quick walk round the house and a chat I was advised that since I have 2 smoke alarms test each one on alternate months, this will ensure the connection between both units is maintained at all times. The fire safety visit takes between 30-45 minutes, and I would recommend having this visit.
