Fire safety begins at home
A fire in your home can be devastating, even fatal. Once a fire starts it can spread rapidly, putting you and your loved ones at risk. While the dangers of fire are very real, there is a lot you can do to protect yourself, your family and your home.
The Tasmania Fire Service responds to more than 350 house fires each year. Tasmania has one of the highest fire fatality rates in Australia.
The Tasmania Fire Service is committed to keeping communities safe by sharing home fire safety strategies and information with Tasmanians.
Learn how you can prevent house fires and keep you and your loved ones safe.
Making your home safe from fires and knowing what to do in the event of a fire can be the difference between life and death
Fires are fast!
By now, smoke alarms should have detected the fire and alerted your family
The fire will take hold and grow quickly. Poisonous smoke will start to develop, which is often the deadliest part of a fire.
The fire has reached in excess of 800 degrees Celsius. All of the contents in the room will be on fire and it will have spread to other rooms in the house.
Where do home fires start?
Here are the top 4 most common causes of home fires
