Prevent, Detect, Escape – Home Fire Safety for people at higher risk
Channel: CFA (Country Fire Authority)
Date: 2022-07-11

Did you know that almost two thirds of people who die in house fires have a disability? On average, 18 people die in preventable residential house in Victoria every year.

CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria have launched an online learning module to support at risk people with planning for fire emergencies at home. Prevent, Detect, Escape – Home Fire Safety for people at higher risk is the first of its kind in Australia and has been made for people at increased fire risk, and for people who support or care for them.

Jeanette is a wheelchair user, and said she was alarmed by the statistics of people with disability dying in house fires. She said the new module will raise awareness for people who may not necessarily consider themselves to be at risk. 

The e-learning module can be completed online at cfa.vic.gov.au/atrisk and frv.vic.gov.au/atrisk