Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Prevention Team have put together a free training session for all people who work with or support people to identify and reduce the risk of fire.

On this training you will:

  • Learn about Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and different ways in which we help protect the lives of the communities we serve.
  • Learn about who is at risk of fire in the home, and why
  • Learn to identify the warning signs of fire risk around the home
  • Understand how to take a person-centred approach to assess the fire risks and how individual behaviour impacts on risk
  • Understand how we can work collaboratively with the resident(s) to reduce the risk in the home
  • Look at how your safeguarding policies can support high risk concerns which have been identified and escalation/changes to fire risk
  • Ask us any questions you have about your role and our role in fire safety
  • Understand a Home Fire Safety Visit and what is involved.  This includes equipment that we instal for free, for example, smoke & carbon monoxide alarms and flame retardant bedding
  • The session will cover how to make a detailed referral for a Home Fire Safety Visit

The training usually takes 2 hours, but we can adapt it if necessary for your team.  We can deliver it face to face or over Teams.

 This training would be ideal for a wide range of people, including:

  • Adult and Children’s social care teams
  • Doctor Surgery teams – Including GP’s and Social Prescribers
  • Dog walkers – walking dogs for those unable to leave the home
  • Opticians
  • Paramedics
  • Carers
  • Support workers
  • Housing officers
  • Occupational therapists
  • Food delivery drivers
  • Post Office Workers
  • Police officers or PCSOs
  • Environmental health officers
  • Volunteers
  • Sensory teams
  • Family workers
  • Utilities workers
  • Tradespeople

 

This list is not exhaustive!  Fire Sense training is ideal for anyone who works with or visits people in their own homes.

If you would like to attend a Fire Sense session, we have a number of sessions available:

Date Time
1st April 2026 10:00 – 12:00
1st May 2026 14:00 – 16:00
1st June 2026 10:00 – 12:00
1st July 2026 14:00 – 16:00
3rd August 2026 14:00 – 16:00
1st September 2026 10:00 – 12:00
1st October 2026 14:00 – 16:00
2nd November 2026 10:00 – 12:00
1st December 2026 14:00 – 16:00
8th January 2027 10:00 – 12:00
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For more information contact us via the form (use the topic ‘Safety in the home‘ and include ‘Fire Sense‘ in your message).