When did you last check your smoke alarm?
Cameron Fisher | 12th June, 2014
Can you smell smoke?
A typical smoke alarm will set you back around $30 and is an important household item to have in the home and to ensure it is working sufficiently. Often the question is raised why is it least prioritised and frequently overlooked?
So when did you last check yours?
I would bet it would have been when the lamb chops were left in the frying pan for a little too long, and that’s simply it, sometimes what seems like the smallest thing can set the damn thing off but sometimes it’s the smallest things that can start a fire.
Nonetheless this ‘false’ alarm provoked by those delicious lamb chops may be the key to saving your life in an emergency. Although If you haven’t burnt the chops recently, if your some alarm is old, broken or simply hasn’t been checked in a while, prioritise a check today.
Quick Facts
- Accidental house fires occur every 26 minutes approx. in Australia
- House fires result in over 100 deaths each year in Australia
- House fires are more common in the winter months of the year
- A sleeping person is incapable of smelling smoke and cannot detect a fire
- Smoke alarms have a 10-year life span.
- Around 65% of deaths caused by fires are in properties without working smoke alarms.
- Roughly two thirds of deaths caused by fires are in properties without working smoke alarms.
- It only takes about 3 to 4 minutes for a fire to completely envelop a house.
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