Did you know that you’re 8 times more likely to survive a fire in your home if you have working smoke alarms?
That’s because smoke alarms gives families vital time to get out, before rooms are filled with poisonous black smoke. The smoke can kill babies and young children in minutes.
“Liking a post on Facebook takes the same amount of time as testing a smoke alarm. And it could just save you and your loved ones’ lives.”
According to the Fire Kills campaign, 35 people die each year because their smoke alarm is not working. Many of these deaths could have been prevented.
Press to test: Monthly is best
- We’re supporting the Fire Kills Press to test: Monthly is best safety campaign, which encourages us all to get into the habit of testing our smoke alarms once a month.Just press the test button and, if it beeps, it’s working. If an alarm doesn’t beep when you test it, either replace the battery or, if it’s a sealed smoke alarm, replace the alarm itself.
Help us spread the word
Can you help us spread the word about fire safety?
- Find practical safety tips to share, plus activity ideas and useful links in our fire safety download for Child Safety Week.
- Share this downloadable fire safety advice booklet for parents and carers from Fire Kills.
- Show this short video about fire safety featuring CAPT’s Chief Executive.
Work with families? More blind cord safety tips
You’ll find more to share on how to prevent blind cord tragedy and free resources and downloads by clicking here or on the tabs at the top of the page.
- Like CAPT on Facebook for tips and posts you can easily share with the families you work with.
- Follow and RT us on Twitter @CAPTcharity.
