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Boat owners encouraged to stay safe

Posted by Vicki Eltis on Jun 10, 09 06:39 PM in Local People

Boat owners were encouraged to take simple steps to stay safe from fire during Boat Fire Safety Week.

Firefighters from Walton Fire Station spent the week, at the end of May, down by the River Thames urging the boat community to be more fire safe onboard.

They checked boatowners had their boats equipped with the correct fire safety equipment.

Firefighter Stef Morley said: "Although boat fires are less common than fires on land, when they do occur, they can have devastating consequences.

"Boats are often in remote locations with difficult access, which may result in firefighters taking longer to arrive at an incident and allowing a fire to totally destroy a boat and everything onboard."

For further information about boating fire safety, please contact the Boat Safety Scheme on 01923 201353 or visit www.boatsafetyscheme.com.
For a boat fire safety visit call 0800 085 0767.

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