HOUSE fire victims are needed to help limit the impacts of future blazes.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking views from victims for its new pilot project, Lessons in Fire and Evacuation Behaviour in Dwelling (LIFEBID).

Residents involved in a house fire within the past 12 months are encouraged to anonymously submit their experiences online.

Home and community safety officer Simon Sumners said: “Surprisingly there has been very limited research about how people behave during a fire in their home, what their goals and priorities were as it was happening and what the impact was of the flames and the smoke.

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“We are interested to hear about all accidental home fires, large or small, and whether Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended or not.

“Information gathered will be valuable. It will give us a unique insight and enable us to develop our practices in the future."

The University of Greenwich and nine fire and rescue services have teamed up to launch the £200,000 scheme.

Oxfordshire County Council’s deputy leader Rodney Rose said: “I would encourage people to take part in this survey, give accounts of their house fire experiences and help firefighters understand better just how people react and how they feel when they encounter a house fire.’’

For more information visit lifebid.gre.ac.uk

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