Winter Road Safety

The weather can change drastically in the winter months and you need to be prepared in order to keep yourself and other road users safe. Adverse weather and longer periods of darkness make driving more hazardous, which in turn leads to an increase in risks on the roads.

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Staying Warm Safely This Winter

Please stay warm safely during the cold weather. Keep portable heaters away from flammable items, unplug them when not in use, and use them in well-ventilated areas. For electric blankets, follow the instructions, avoid using hot water bottles, and replace old blankets. Keep your thermostat steady, layer up, check on your pets, and avoid using a hob or oven to heat your home.

Stay safe and warm! For more tips, click below.

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Helping you prepare for and cope with adverse weather conditions

When the Met Office issue weather warnings, make sure you are prepared and have a plan in place to stay safe, here is our advice to help.

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Our Aims

Strategies

At the heart of everything we do as a Service and what we are all working towards is our purpose: Safer People, Safer Places. Our strategies and aims are:

• Safer Communities - Fewer incidents with reduced consequences

• Response - Respond effectively to incidents

• Finance and Resources - Deliver value for money quality services

• People - An engaged and productive workforce

• Governance - Provide assurance

Safer Communities

The Aim: Fewer incidents with reduced consequences

• Targeted prevention, protection and resilience activities

• Manage business and community risk effectively

• Effective partnership working.

Response

The Aim: Respond effectively to incidents

• Manage calls to fires and other emergency incidents

• Provide 24/7 response to local, regional and international incidents

• Supply the appropriate resources and attend incidents to meet the needs of our communities

• Meet our communities' expectations in resolving emergencies.

Finance and Resources

The Aim: Deliver value for money quality services

• A well-managed and transparent budget

• Robust and effective procurement activities

• Reliable, secure and effective ICT systems

• Fit for purpose estate, vehicles and operational equipment.

People

The Aim: An engaged and productive workforce

• Striving to improve the service we deliver

• Listening and engaging with our employees and our communities

• Ensuring our people know that their health and wellbeing is important to us

• Being uncompromising in our commitment to diversity and an inclusive, cohesive workforce.

Governance

The Aim: Provide Assurance

• Well-informed communities

• Well-informed staff

• We'll know what our communities think

• We'll know what our staff think.

Strategies
Safer Communities
Response
Finance and Resources
People
Governance

Latest Incidents

You can find our latest incidents here. If you are unable to find a particular incident or require additional information, please contact a member of the Corporate Communications team via Corporate.Communications@leics-fire.gov.uk

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Home Fire Safety Checks

A Home Fire Safety Check is a free visit to your home by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and its partners. During the visit we will provide advice on how to prevent fires and what to do in the event of a fire. This will last approximately 30 minutes. As part of this service, smoke alarms may be fitted and subsequent maintenance and replacement of these becomes the responsibility of the homeowner.

To find out whether you are eligible for a Home Fire Safety Check, click the button below and fill in the online form.

Latest News

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Fire Service’s Rudolph the reindeer given new lease of life by TV’s Repair Shop as part of Christmas Special

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service's (LFRS) animatronic reindeer, Rudolph, has been given a new lease of life by the experts on popular TV show The Repair Shop, as part of an upcoming Christmas episode....

Posted: Fri, 5th Dec 2025

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Green light given to new training centre for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

A new, state-of-the-art Training and Development Centre for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has been granted planning permission by Harborough District Council, with unanimous support from the local...

Posted: Wed, 3rd Dec 2025

Tags: News Release

Road traffic collision on the M1 will cause long delays

A road traffic collision on the M1 motorway this morning (03 November 2025) caused a large fire involving two lorries.

Thankfully there were no casualties, however due to the size of the incident the resulting...

Posted: Mon, 3rd Nov 2025