Why not make it your New Year’s resolution to fit a working smoke
alarm on every floor of your home? If you already have
smoke alarms make sure you test the batteries every week. A working
smoke alarm is the only way you could buy vital time to get out of
a house fire.
Do you think that if there was a fire in your home the
smell of smoke would wake you up?
Fiction – In a national survey nearly half (48
percent) thought they would be woken in a fire by the smell of
smoke.
Fact - Gases and smoke from a fire can numb the
senses and put you into a deeper sleep. Two or three breaths of
toxic smoke can knock an adult unconscious, it can also kill a
child in under a minute.
A smoke alarm will give you early warning if you have a
fire and could give you the time to get out before this
happens.
Find out more about the
Fire Kills Toxic Smoke
Campaign
Download the leaflets Caring for your Smoke Alarms (PDF 82kb,
opens in a new window), and
What should I know about smoke alarms?
(PDF 78kb, opens in a new window)
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Calendar and Keep Warm, Keep Safe this
winter