Smoke alarms | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Home fire safety visits | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Our volunteers | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Safety in the home | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Current jobs | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Media resources | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Fire hydrants | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Work with us | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Kent Fire and Rescue Service | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Safety | Kent Fire and Rescue Service

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

ensure-minimum-target-size

May 2025

April 2025

Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Title / URL	Issues
Smoke alarms \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/smoke-alarms	4
Home fire safety visits \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/hfsv	4
Our volunteers \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/our-volunteers	3
Safety in the home \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/safety-home	3
Current jobs \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/current-jobs	3
Media resources \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/media-resources	1
Fire hydrants \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/fire-hydrants	1
Work with us \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/work-with-us	1
Kent Fire and Rescue Service \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/	1
Safety \| Kent Fire and Rescue Servicekent.fire-uk.org/safety	1

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Where this issue has occurred