Check Your Smoke Alarm Today !!
2008-10-29
Don't stay home without them!!
The Government has extended the Community Smoke Alarm Scheme.
The scheme, which provides for the installation of smoke alarms, was set up to benefit seventeen-thousand households around the country.
The Department of the Environment has said one-fifth of Irish households do not have a smoke alarm.
Age Action has encouraged older people to avail of the scheme.
Smoke alarms come in different configurations. They can be hard-wired together, so if one goes off, they all go off. They are also available with flashing lights for the hearing impaired this type should be hard-wired, as batteries don't provide enough power for the amount of light needed to awaken someone.
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