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Notification to the Rescue Department Concerning a Fire Safety or Accident Risk

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Sipoo
  • Public service

If you notice yourself, or otherwise become aware of an imminent fire safety or other accident risk in a building, apartment or other place, you must notify the regional Rescue Department. In Sipoo, the notification is made to the Eastern Uusimaa Emergency Services Department.

An imminent fire risk is caused for example by excessive amounts of waste material or other objects collected in an apart ...

Do the following

Submit the notification without delay.

The notification must explain why the apartment or its occupant could constitute a fire or accident hazard. The reason may be related to, for example, the structure of a building, smoke detectors, a stove, heating, burn marks in an apartment, or if the occupant smokes indoors or engages in substance abuse.

In urgent situations, call the emergency number (112).

File in a notification on the Eastern Uusimaa Emergency Services Department website. In an emergency, call the general emergency number by dialling 112.

To whom and on what terms

These notifications can be submitted even if a person is subject to a confidentiality provision. The notification can also be submitted anonymously.

Background information

If there is a risk of a fire or other accident in the apartment or property, the authorities as well as other municipal and public sector employees are required to submit a notification to the rescue authority. This obligation does not extend to other people, but they are still strongly recommended to submit a notification.

Responsible for the service

The Municipality of Sipoo
Text edited by: The Municipality of Sipoo
Updated: 9/12/2022