These are the rules children need to learn as they're growing up.

• Never play with matches or lighters.
• Never play with a lighted candle.
• Don't play close to a fire or heater, or leave toys near a fire or heater.
• Don't pull on electric cables or fiddle with electrical appliances or sockets.
• Never switch on the cooker. Never put anything on top of the cooker.
• Don't touch any saucepans on the cooker.
• Don't put things on top of heaters or lights.
• If you see matches or lighters lying around, tell a grown-up.

• If you see smoke or flames, raise the alarm. Tell a grown-up straight away if you can.
• Get out of the building as soon as possible.
• Find a phone and call 999. Ask for the Fire and Rescue Service, and then give your address slowly and calmly. You may need to go to the neighbours to find a phone.
• Don't go back into the building - not for toys or even pets. Fire fighters can search the house much more quickly than you can.
• If there's smoke, crawl along the floor as the air is cleanest there.
• If your escape route is blocked, go into a room with a window, put things round the door to stop smoke getting in, open the window and call for help.
• Never hide in a cupboard or under a bed. You need to raise the alarm and get out.