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KFRS Features

Dyslexia Options
Ability to change the background colour, font colour, font and font size so people with difficulties can read the site better


Listening Options
Allowing people the option of having the site being read to them if they have a problem reading it for themselves


Reformatting for Print
Allowing people to only print the important information and avoid printing unnecessary content like the navigation


Press Release Mailing List
Offering a service so that you can receive the latest press releases by email as soon as they are added to the site

Kent Fire and Rescue Service Website

The Brief

Kent Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for delivering fire and rescue services to more than 1.6 million people in Kent and Medway, from 66 fire stations and 4 fire safety offices.

Our brief was to redesign the site with accessibility and usability in mind. The site was to be easy to navigate and allow people to get to important fire safety information as quick as possible.

Our Solution

We designed and developed a website that allowed the changing of background colours, fonts and font size allowing the user to decide the best way they wanted to view the site. When it was launched, the site also offered Fire Safety Leaflets in 14 different languages.

The site offers the opportunity to sign up to the mailing list and have all the press releases emailed to the user as they added to the site. It has an interactive children's game which aims to teach them about fire safety. This site won the National Communicators in Business Award in 2007 for Best Usability for Web.

The screen shots below show the orginal homepage, an inner page and the Kids Game

 

Screen shots of the KRFS website

Click here to view the finished website: http://www.kfrs.org.uk|