Kitchen Safety Vehicle - designed to promote kitchen safety
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's new Kitchen Safety Vehicle has been designed to promote kitchen safety, including:
Kitchen Safety Vehicle
The vehicle has two kitchens - a clean kitchen and a kitchen that has been affected by fire.
Within the clean kitchen a variety of dangers have been set up, such as a chip pan on the hob, covered vents on the microwave and bottles of wine on the sideboard.
The second part of the vehicle is a mocked up burnt out kitchen. This is aimed to demonstrate what your kitchen could look like after a fire It recreates the look, feel and smell of a burnt kitchen.
Both Fire Angel and the Electrical Safety Council are sponsors and have invested in the vehicle.
Video - demo of the kitchen safety vehicle
Here's a short video, which demonstrates the inside of the kitchen safety vehicle:
Video to demonstrate the inside of the kitchen safety vehicle
Kitchen safety tips
More than half of accidental fires at home are started by cooking - often when cookers and grills are left unattended.
Read our kitchen safety advice
Last updated: Monday 24 September 2018