Halloween

• Use LED battery lights instead of candles in pumpkins
• Avoid billowing or long trailing fabric on costumes
• Avoid plastic capes or using bin liners as costumes, these will ignite and burn very easily
• Keep flowing items like fake hair and capes away from candle and other flames
• If your child is wearing a mask, make sure the eye holes are large enough so they can clearly see where they are going
• Supervise young children at all times when trick or treating
• If you must use candles use extra-long matches or a utility lighter to light candles inside pumpkins and place them on a heat proof surface well away from anything that can burn
• Teach children to stop, drop and roll if their Halloween costume catches fire:
  • STOP still.
  • DROP to the ground, covering their face with their hands.
  • ROLL over to put the flames out.

Ensure children taking part in trick-or-treating know how to call 999 if needed.