COOK Campaign

50% of all accidental fires in the home across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight over the last few years started in the kitchen.

Lone pensioners were involved in over a third of these cooking related fires which is why we’ve launched our Recipe for Success COOK campaign – to help raise awareness and keep our communities safer.

We realise life is busy and it’s easy for everyone to get distracted, so sometimes you might forget to ‘keep looking while cooking’ or ‘turn off the heat before you eat’.

Our Recipe for Success campaign simplifies kitchen safety and focuses on the top secret ingredients to help prevent cooking fires in your home.

Follow our secret ingredients to kitchen safety…

CLEAR – Keep tea towels, cloths and electrical leads away from the oven and hob.

OVEN – Switch off the oven and hob when you’ve finished cooking and remove pans from the heat.

OIL – A build-up of cooking oil/grease can increase the risk of cooking fires so clean regularly.

KEEP – Keep looking when cooking.

Has all that talk of cooking left you hungry? As part of our Recipe for Success COOK campaign, we’ve created some free, healthy and affordable recipes.

If you want to cook some fuss-free comfort food, why not cook along with former chef and firefighter Dan as he whips up a cheesy, creamy tuna pasta bake bursting with flavours and nutrients and a hearty chicken chilli con carne.

We’ve also created some free recipe cards for delicious dishes that you can download instantly.

Download our Chicken Chilli Con Carne recipe 

Download our Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake recipe

Download our Mixed vegetable curry recipe

Visit our Kitchen safety pages for more top tips! 

Free home fire safety visits

Did you know we offer free home fire safety visits to over 65s to offer advice and support with all areas of home fire safety including kitchen safety? You can find out more about the free visits here.

A free online home fire safety check could save a life.

A fire in the home can be devastating, but there are steps you can take to keep you and the people you care about safer from fire. Our free online tool allows you to complete a fire safety check of your home quickly and easily.

It only takes one accident to start a fire. Take the check now and in just 15 minutes, you’ll get:

• personalised fire safety advice
• a tailored action plan