Help the vulnerable to stay safe
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Every year, thousands of people across Essex receive fire prevention advice and support to help keep them safer in their homes.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service provides home safety visits, delivers education schemes, takes part in community events and issues advice over social media.
Firefighters, volunteers and community safety officers carry out Home Fire Safety Checks to give advice on fire safety around the home.
More in-depth Safe and Well visits, by trained Safe and Well Officers, aim to improve health and wellbeing and provide crime prevention advice to the most vulnerable residents.
During the year 2021/2022, 5,179 Safe and Well Visits were carried out, along with Home Fire Safety Checks to –

- reduce the number of accidental house fires in Essex
- reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured as a result of house fires.