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Fire safety at bedtime -- a staged photograph for a Safe at Night fire prevention scheme, 28 February 1969. This family have been woken by a smell of smoke. The advice is not to dress, but put on a dressing gown or blanket, ensure that the entire household are alerted and all come downstairs and stand in the hall. Do not open ground floor room doors to investigate the fire, otherwise the staircase and upper floor could be alight within a few minutes. Date: 1969
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- A Snapshot of a Fire Prevention Scheme from the 1960s This evocative photograph captures a family's unexpected awakening during their peaceful bedtime routine. The scene is set in a cozy London home, with a young couple and their child huddled in their bedroom, alerted by the pungent smell of smoke. The year is 1969, and this family, like countless others, is participating in the "Safe at Night" fire prevention scheme organized by the London Fire Brigade. The advice given during this initiative was clear: do not dress, but put on a dressing gown or blanket instead. The entire household must be alerted, and all members should come downstairs and gather in the hall. Crucially, they should not open the ground floor room doors to investigate the fire, as the staircase and upper floor could be alight within a few minutes. In the photograph, the father, wearing only a dressing gown and slippers, holds a phone to his ear, likely calling the fire brigade. The mother, wrapped in a blanket, cradles their daughter, while the family dog looks on with concern. The table, adorned with a vase of flowers, adds a touch of domestic tranquility to the otherwise unsettling scene. This photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of fire safety, even during the most mundane moments of daily life. The 1960s may be long gone, but the relevance of fire prevention schemes remains as crucial today as it was half a century ago.
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