In the winter period, unfortunately, the number of people killed in fires in the residential sector, as well as deaths due to poisoning by combustion products from home heating means, increases significantly. Usually, citizens themselves can prevent tragic accidents by following elementary rules of fire safety in everyday life, but in most cases they do not pay enough attention to this issue. In general, since the beginning of 2022, 195 fires have been eliminated in Kharkiv Oblast, of which more than 150 cases occurred in citizens' homes. and the number of dead is 17 people, including 1 child.