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Follow this vital advice to stay safe


FOLLOW these tips to make sure you stay safe at home:


Make sure you have a smoke alarm and it works. If you don’t, call us on 0800 561 0088 or speak to your housing officer


Don’t leave rubbish or bulk items lying about communal areas – it’s dangerous


Always put cigarettes out properly in an ashtray


Switch off electrical appliances at the wall when you leave your home or go to bed.


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Firefighter’s advice to all tenants - the best way to ma “The advice was brilliant. Stephen


TAY safe at home – especially when it comes to fire. A free home fire safety visit will


make sure you stay safe. A fire officer will visit you and give you the best advice on protecting yourself and your home. It’s quick, easy to set up and will


give you the advice and reassurance you need. Tenant Mary Stuart, 86, from Gorgie,


Get a free home safety visit – call 0800 0731 999


Edinburgh, had a home fire safety visit from Watch Manager Stephen Harkins earlier this year. She’s urging as many tenants as possible to set one up. Mary said: “I’m very happy I got the visit.


checked my smoke alarms and asked me some fire safety questions. I’m in sheltered housing so we have a fire alarm test every Wednesday. “I can use the stairs so I don’t worry about being able to get out if there’s a fire and I don’t do much cooking in my home. Still, it was really worthwhile to get the safety check. It was easy and painless.” Watch Manager Stephen Harkins, of Scottish Fire and Rescue, says they carry out around 100 fire safety visits every month to Wheatley homes – and he wants to do even more. Stephen said: “A home fire safety visit gives tenants the chance to speak


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