Does your home have a smoke detector?

edwara

just wanted to agree with this thread. Can't imagine why you wouldn't have smoke detectors - false economy if it is cost involved.

we have just had a new burglar alarm fitted and have 2 detectors wired into the system, one is outside our bedroom on the upper landing. They set the whole house alarm off, but with a different sound so you know it is fire not an intruder. It will probabaly wake the whole street up but that can only be a good thing. You never know if you might need help to get out! Also a few years ago my elderly great aunt set fire to herself (dropped cigarette) and collapsed in her kitchen. A neighbour heard the alarm and got into the house and called the ambulance etc. Sadly she didn't survive but it would have been far worse if no one had been alerted to help her.

JUST GET AN ALARM. It is amazing how valuable something so cheap could be

poppie,s_dream

i have a smoke alarm called "fire angel" it's attached to the light fitting above the bulb it cost £5.99 on offer at tesco home denton manchester, for some reason they were reduced from £19.99 - £10.00 - £5.99.
only trouble is i have no door on my kitchen and when making yorkies it sometimes goes off. so i know it works. lol

tawnyowls

Jolaaled wrote:

When the lights are on, they charge up the fire angel, so no batteries to worry about.
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Just make sure it's a light that goes on regularly, otherwise the blinking thing chirps like mad, usually at 3am!

Got 2 detectors wired into the system, but have the Fire Angel as well, just in case! Definitely a case where saving a few pounds is just not worth it. Anyone with gas in the house (from whatever source) should also definitely have a (powered audible alarm) CO detector - they're less than 20 quid now.

Scottie_2

I'm a great believer in smoke alarms. I bought our first one in 1982 from a pharmacy in Ayr. They were having a sale, it was reduced from £39 to £18 that must have been the equivilent of at least £100 now. :eek:

kittiwoz

Just to agree with the other posters who have recomended getting the fire brigade to do a home check. It is a free service, they may also provide free alarms (not sure if that part depends on area or whether you are a home owner or tenant etc.) and they will give you tailored advice on how to prevent fires starting and spreading and what to do in the event of a fire. Don't go thinking you already know it all already. We were told not to try to escape via windows but just to stay put and wait for the firebrigade because we live quite near to the nearest firestation. I wouldn't have known that if we hadn't had them come round. I highly recommend it. Prevention is better (and cheaper) than cure. That's why the fire service does home checks.