Smoke Alarm Maintenance Campaign

Check batteries once a week. Remember - push the button, not your luck!

Starting on 1st September, the Smoke Alarm Maintenance Campaign will remind people - through TV, radio and press advertising - of the need to check their smoke alarms regularly.

Fitting a smoke alarm is the simplest step you can take to reduce the risk of fire. Around 80% of homes now have a smoke alarm, but there's no point in having one if it doesn't work. In 2002, fire-fighters in England & Wales attended over 5,000 accidental house fires where alarms were fitted but failed to work.

A few simple steps can save lives:

Get into the routine of checking the battery once a week.
Replace the battery every twelve months, unless it is a ten year alarm.
Replace the whole smoke alarm every ten years.

For more detailed information http://www.firekills.gov.uk

Smoke Alarm Batteries for all types of smoke alarm: