“SAFE AT HOME” scheme across Beds and Luton

In a bid to reduce deaths and injuries among children under 5 years of age the Government launched the: 'Safe at Home’ scheme.

Through the scheme, families on low incomes, or parents who are unemployed, could gain advice and receive free safety equipment.

Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service worked locally in conjunction with Luton, Bedford and Central Beds councils, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and the Department of Education (DoE) on the scheme.

Equipment such as safety gates, window restrictors, kitchen cupboard locks, and smoke alarms were installed in more than 750 homes by BLFRS.

In addition parents were invited to visit the Fire Hazard House at Luton Fire Station to see for themselves how their homes could be made safer for children (see photos)