Does your smoke alarm work?

Terranoman · 31-03-2011, 00:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79F6vVEd8ko

Fire safety campaigns
Don't drown in toxic smoke

Just two to three breaths of toxic smoke and you're unconscious
Toxic smoke will affect your ability to breathe, a sensation similar to drowning
Drowning in the smoke of a house fire is the risk you take if you do not have a working smoke alarm

Testing your smoke alarm every week could make the difference in protecting your home and loved ones.
People vastly underestimate the impact of toxic smoke

How long do you think you could survive in a smoke filled room?

In a Fire Kills survey (2009) almost half (43 percent) believed they could survive for more than two minutes in a smoke filled room.
However, toxic smoke can kill a child in under a minute.

Do you believe that if you had a fire you would be alerted by the smell of smoke?

Nearly half of those surveyed (48 percent) thought they would be, when in actual fact the gases and smoke from a fire can numb the senses and put you into a deeper sleep.

Working smoke alarm

The only way to buy vital time to escape from a house fire is by having a working smoke alarm.

Although 90 percent of those surveyed owned smoke alarms, 70 percent admitted to not testing them every week.
This is despite the fact that you are more than twice as likely to die in an accidental house fire if you do not have a working smoke alarm.

Ask the experts. Your Fire and Rescue Service offer free home fire safety checks give them a call. This includes identifying potential fire risks, giving advice on what to do to reduce or prevent them, and will fit free smoke alarms if they are needed.

Please watch the Fire Kills campaign advert on the Communities and Local Government YouTube channel to find out more about the effects of toxic smoke

Fire Kills campaign advert on YouTube

If a fire does break out in the home, then GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL 999

solarman216 · 31-03-2011, 00:36

agreed 100% you should all have a fully working smoke alarm in all bedrooms and hallways and for "Fs" sake test them regularly, Rick

96terrano · 31-03-2011, 00:47

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Originally Posted by solarman216

agreed 100% you should all have a fully working smoke alarm in all bedrooms and hallways and for "Fs" sake test them regularly, Rick

We've just had high tech smoke alarms put in. There linked to each other wirelessly and run I'll put a pic of them up tomoro because there weird

96terrano · 31-03-2011, 00:54

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Originally Posted by 96terrano

We've just had high tech smoke alarms put in. There linked to each other wirelessly and run I'll put a pic of them up tomoro because there weird

Bloody posted this twice

don't know how to remove a post

solarman216 · 31-03-2011, 01:26

I would not give wire less stuff house room unless you want your alarm going off when your neighbor's system goes off, we have had so many probs with CH wireless stats going hay wire it is not true and they work on the same band, total crap, Rick

clivvy · 31-03-2011, 08:32

we live in a very small house, and have a smoke alarm and CM alarm, both working very well (the slightest bit of smoke from the kitchen and the SMK alarm in the hallway goes off)

so important to have one.

96terrano · 31-03-2011, 00:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by solarman216

agreed 100% you should all have a fully working smoke alarm in all bedrooms and hallways and for "Fs" sake test them regularly, Rick

We've just had high tech smoke alarms put in. There linked to each other wirelessly and run on electricity I'll put a pic of them up tomoro because there weird

96terrano · 31-03-2011, 00:41

Before I left school, we all had this talk from these guys from a thing called don't give fire a home. Thay showed us a scary video of a house fire that was caused by a electric plug short burned down bloody quik

31-03-2011, 00:30	#1
Terranoman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Vehicle: Terrano II Posts: 622	Does your smoke alarm work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79F6vVEd8ko Fire safety campaigns Don't drown in toxic smoke Just two to three breaths of toxic smoke and you're unconscious Toxic smoke will affect your ability to breathe, a sensation similar to drowning Drowning in the smoke of a house fire is the risk you take if you do not have a working smoke alarm Testing your smoke alarm every week could make the difference in protecting your home and loved ones. People vastly underestimate the impact of toxic smoke How long do you think you could survive in a smoke filled room? In a Fire Kills survey (2009) almost half (43 percent) believed they could survive for more than two minutes in a smoke filled room. However, toxic smoke can kill a child in under a minute. Do you believe that if you had a fire you would be alerted by the smell of smoke? Nearly half of those surveyed (48 percent) thought they would be, when in actual fact the gases and smoke from a fire can numb the senses and put you into a deeper sleep. Working smoke alarm The only way to buy vital time to escape from a house fire is by having a working smoke alarm. Although 90 percent of those surveyed owned smoke alarms, 70 percent admitted to not testing them every week. This is despite the fact that you are more than twice as likely to die in an accidental house fire if you do not have a working smoke alarm. Ask the experts. Your Fire and Rescue Service offer free home fire safety checks give them a call. This includes identifying potential fire risks, giving advice on what to do to reduce or prevent them, and will fit free smoke alarms if they are needed. Please watch the Fire Kills campaign advert on the Communities and Local Government YouTube channel to find out more about the effects of toxic smoke Fire Kills campaign advert on YouTube If a fire does break out in the home, then GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL 999

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31-03-2011, 00:36	#2
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	agreed 100% you should all have a fully working smoke alarm in all bedrooms and hallways and for "Fs" sake test them regularly, Rick

31-03-2011, 01:26	#5
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	I would not give wire less stuff house room unless you want your alarm going off when your neighbor's system goes off, we have had so many probs with CH wireless stats going hay wire it is not true and they work on the same band, total crap, Rick

31-03-2011, 08:32	#6
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	we live in a very small house, and have a smoke alarm and CM alarm, both working very well (the slightest bit of smoke from the kitchen and the SMK alarm in the hallway goes off) so important to have one.

31-03-2011, 00:41	#8
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024	Before I left school, we all had this talk from these guys from a thing called don't give fire a home. Thay showed us a scary video of a house fire that was caused by a electric plug short burned down bloody quik