Fires
Domestic fires pose one of the greatest risks to children. Children playing with matches and lighters frequently start house fires.
Prevention
• Keep matches and lighters out of sight and reach of children
• Always use a fireguard BS 8423: 2010 and secure it to the wall
• Extinguish and dispose of cigarettes properly
• Have an escape route planned, and practise it, in case of fire
• Fit a smoke alarm which complies with BS EN 14604 2005 and check it regularly
• The incidence of burns and scalds in young children is much higher than that of older children and adults.