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.