Community
At HomeThe key to reducing the risk of fire occuring in your home and to surviving a house fire is being prepared. Everyone in your household should understand what risks there are in your home and what to do to minimise them.
Fire safety at home
Smoke AlarmsLegislation requires all NSW residents must have at least one working smoke alarm installed on each level of their home. This includes owner-occupied rental properties, relocatable homes or any other residential building where people sleep.
Smoke alarms
Bushfire riskBushfires can be devastating. With an increasing number of people living in or near bushland, on semi-rural or urban residential estates, on the outskirts of our cities or towns, there are increasing numbers of people living with the threat of bushfire.
Bushfire risk
Safety Campaigns
Throughout the year, the NSW Fire Brigades runs community safety campaigns to target key safety risks.
Safety Campaigns
Safety Programs
The NSW Fire Brigades researches and delivers a range of community safety initiatives and prevention programs.
Safety Programs
Safety Resources
General information from home fire safety and bushfire safety to specialised information such as medical oxygen checklists and children and fire fascination, the NSW Fire Brigades has created a range of factsheets to help you stay fire safe all year round.
Factsheets
Translated Fact Sheets
Multimedia Safety Resources
For KidsDrop into Brigade Kids for some fun games, make and do's and singing.
Brigade Kids
Over 55s fire safetyPeople aged 65 years and over are three times more likely to die in a fire than other members of the community. There are precautions seniors can take to protect themselves and their homes.
Over 55s fire safety
Our PartnersThe NSW Fire Brigades wishes to thank our corporate partners who assist us with key community fire safety programs.
Who are our community partners