Incidents
Eight new smoke detectors fitted in residences
We fitted eight new smoke alarms in checks following an unattended cooking incident this weekend.
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States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service
Making Jersey a safer community
Standing strong for Jersey: Your fire and rescue service, ready 24/7 to prevent, protect, and save lives – bringing safety and security to our Island community.
PREVENTION
The most effective firefighting tool is prevention. Learn how to keep yourself safe.
Home Safety
From installing smoke alarms, the importance of sweeping chimneys, and how to make an escape plan; learn how to stay safe in your home.
Road Safety
Road safety affects us all, whether you drive a car, ride a bicycle or motorbike, catch a bus or walk. We do more than provide advice.
Electrical Safety
Don't take the power of electricity and its potential for fire-related hazards for granted. Reduce your risks when using electricity.
Water safety
The beach is a fantastic place to be, but there can be hidden dangers. Always look out for potential hazards and learn how to stay safe.
Seasonal safety
Heating, decorations, cooking indoors and barbecuing outdoors – the different seasons bring different dangers. Learn how to stay safe.
Bonfires
Fire can spread easily and smoke can cause undue nuisance to your neighbours, so where and how you build your bonfire is important.
PROTECTION
Reducing risks and incidents, through effective, efficient and targeted prevention activities.
Building standards
We use any relevant standards to ensure buildings comply and are safe for both occupants and any attending emergency responders.
Fire safety legislation
Jersey’s laws are there to protect its residents and visitors alike. This fire safety legislation ensures safety standards are met and reduces the risk.
Testing & maintenance
It is the occupier's responsibility to ensure all systems are properly maintained and all the necessary work and tests are carried out.
EDUCATION
Our fire safety education programme provides essential life skills to the Island's children and young people.
SPARKS
Delivered to Year 4 students, firefighters from our Watches visit classrooms to teach children basic fire safety skills.
BASC
Lessons in community safety include protecting the public from a variety of potential harms, and developing students' fire safety skills.
Safety in Action
Year 5 students are taught how to stay safe in a fire by the Fire Safety team, including escape plans and how to travel through smoke.
Fire setting
Without help and guidance, fire setting can continue into adulthood and lead to more serious consequences, including serious injury.
StayWise
StayWise supports teachers and community safety practitioners to deliver essential safety messages to children and young people.
Operations
To best serve our Island, we commit to excellence and ensure our every action upholds the safety of our community.
What we do
On an Island, we aren't able to call on other Fire and Rescue Services to attend incidents, so we must become experts in all areas.
On-Call
Our wholetime crews are backed up by our on-call firefighters. These part-time Watches based at both our Western and St Helier stations.
Our partners
To ensure we can help make Jersey's community as safe as possible, our work is supported by many services, organisations and charities.
Emergency Planning
Emergency Planning works to review risks, develop emergency plans and test responses in preparation for a major incident or emergency.
Training
To ensure our crews are always prepared, we train rigorously and develop our knowledge in a range of activities, on and off-Island.
A word from our chief
"Our dedicated team at the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service is committed to safeguarding our community through prevention, protection, and response. We continually strive to enhance our services, ensuring the safety and well-being of all Islanders."
Paul Brown, Chief Fire Officer
About us
We are committed to safeguarding our community. We continually strive to enhance our services, for the safety and well-being of all Islanders.
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Who we are
The States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (SJFRS) exists to make life safer. We are committed to this key goal; it’s who we are.
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Our history
We have a rich history dating back to 1902. The Service has changed a lot since then, but the desire to serve our community remains.
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Risk management
To ensure we can provide an effective service into the future, it is important that we look ahead to future changes and challenges.
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Recruitment
The scope of our firefighters’ work is varied, from fighting fires and attending crashes, to cliff top rescues and saving lives at sea.
Latest news
From the incidents we attend, to our campaigns to keep Islanders safe – you can find out what we have been up to lately here.
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