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Fire Safety in the home The Fire at Partletons is a sharp reminder of how devastating a fire can be. Events such as these do not, mercifully, occur very often and in such a vividly public arena. So it is quite a shock when it does occur and perhaps is a little re- minder to us all not to become complacent about our attention to such dangers. I recently found some very useful information on fire safety in the home supplied by the government. If you have access to the internet, I have listed below the addresses to go to where the information can be downloaded. Excerpt from website www.firekills.gov.uk - Smoke Alarms. ‘Check batteries once a week. Remember - push the button, not your luck! Starting on 28 August, the Smoke Alarm Maintenance campaign will remind peo- ple - through TV, radio and press advertising - of the need to check their smoke alarms regularly. Fitting a smoke alarm is the simplest step you can take to re- duce the risk of fire. Around 85% of homes now have a smoke alarm, but there's no point in having one if it doesn't work. In 2004, fire-fighters in the UK attended over 7,000 acci- dental house fires where alarms were fitted but failed to work.’ http://www.firekills.gov.uk/handbook/pdf/handbook-english.pdf http://www.firekills.gov.uk/leaflets/pdf/english/firesafetyinthehome.pdf http://www.firekills.gov.uk/leaflets/pdf/english/workingsmokealarmssavelives.pdf |
