Do you work with vulnerable people in their homes?

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 install for free, for example, smoke & carbon monoxide alarms and flame retardant throws.

    • The session will cover how to make a detailed referral for a Home Fire Safety Visit
    • The training takes 2 hours to complete and are delivered via 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

Book Your Fire Sense Session Now

For more information contact us via the form (use the topic ‘Safety in the home‘ and include ‘Fire Sense‘ in your message).