Department for Communities and Local Government

• Fire and resilience
• Research and statistics
• Fire and resilience research
• Operational and social research
• Social research
• Community fire safety research

Community fire safety research

A programme of research in support of the drive to modernise the Fire and Rescue Service by placing a greater emphasis on fire prevention work. The current programme of research includes evaluating national initiatives, for example to encourage the use of smoke alarms, and exploring fire service work with young people.

Related publications

• The experience of Fire and Rescue Services in negotiating Local Area Agreements - Fire Research 2/2010

  • Published: 26 March 2010
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Community Fire Safety Innovation Fund: Process Issues - Fire Research Series 24/2008

  • Published: 13 October 2009
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Quantitative Exploration of the Impact of the Fire Kills Media Campaign

  • Published: 10 September 2009
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Final Evaluation of the Home Fire Risk Check Grant and Fire Prevention Grant Programmes - Fire Research 2/2009

  • Published: 26 March 2009
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Final Evaluation of the Home Fire Risk Check Grant and Fire Prevention Grant Programmes - Case Studies - Fire Research 2/2009

  • Published: 26 March 2009
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Interim evaluation of the Home Fire Risk Check grant programme - Fire Research Summary 23/2008

  • Published: 26 March 2009
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Interim evaluation of the Home Fire Risk Check grant programme - Fire Research 23/2008

  • Published: 26 March 2009
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Understanding people's attitudes towards fire risk - Final report to Communities and Local Government - Fire Research Series 13/2008

  • Published: 26 August 2008
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Understanding people's attitudes towards fire risk: Summary report

  • Published: 26 August 2008
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Risk Watch: Findings from a pilot study in the UK

  • Published: N/A
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Establishing Fire Safety Issues Among Older People

  • Published: N/A
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• A scoping study to inform the development of a data collection system to measure the severity of fire-related injuries

  • Published: N/A
  • Site: Fire and emergencies

• Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarettes - Short critique of the present position

  • Published: 4 April 2007
  • Site: Fire and emergencies