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In October, 1965, as part of a national effort, the Greater London Fire Brigade held a "Fire Prevention Week". One of the activities involved visits by firemen to many houses in the area, and the opportunity was taken to ask a number of questions intended to throw some light on the general knowledge of the public on fire matters that might affect them. The decision to undertake this study was taken only a short while before the Fire Prevention Week commenced and it would have been preferable if more time had been available for the preparation of the questionnaire, but the study has nevertheless produced some interesting information which is summarized below. The questionnaire, which is reproduced as Appendix I, was completed by the visiting fireman, who was under instruction to obtain answers to the questions without any unnecessary prompting. A detailed breakdown of the response is given in Appendix II.