Strathclyde Fire & Rescue is committed to providing the public with a value for money, high quality Community Fire Safety advice and education service. General home fire safety advice can be imparted to the public by all firefighters. Additionally SFR has a dedicated team of community firefighters and community fire safety advisors who embark on a number of ongoing campaigns and initiatives. These can be divided into two main types:-

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Campaigns
a wide range of initiatives are undertaken each year, with the aim being to reduce the number of accidental dwelling house fires and casualties. Examples of such campaigns include:-

• Provision and maintenance of smoke alarms.
• Advice on making a fire action plan.
• Oil and fat pan fires and general cooking safety advice.
• Fireworks safety.
• Fire Safety during festive seasons.

The Multi-Agency Approach
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue personnel work closely with representatives from other agencies such as local authorities and the Police, to promote safer communities. It is now incumbent on each local authority to produce a community safety strategy and to plan for safe communities. Fire safety is an integral part of community safety and as such the community firefighter plays a key role in helping make communities safer.