Fire safety outside your home

We want to help you be safe when you're outside your home. Follow our fire safety tips to help you stay safe wherever you are.

Do you have concerns that a situation you know of may endanger the lives of people in the event of a fire? Find out what you should do.

Choose from the following fire safety tips for when you're outside:

• having a barbecue
• lighting bonfires or fireworks
• staying in a hotel or guesthouse
• special events

You can help us keep London safe by making sure you park your car securely and think before you park.

Fire safety in almost all of the places you visit outside your home is covered by fire safety at work and although this is the responsibility of the people running that building, you need to make sure you keep yourself safe.

Concerned about a fire risk?

If you're concerned about a fire risk which may be a danger to life you should telephone or visit your local fire and community safety centre during normal office hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Outside of these hours please call 999.

These risks may have serious implications and are dealt with quickly and in confidence by us. A 'risk to life' could include a disregard to fire safety practices, for example, blocked or locked fire exits.

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