Kent firefighters urge locals to test their smoke alarms

Kent firefighters have issued a safety warning after three house fires broke out in one night in homes that did not have working smoke alarms.

Fire crews attended 3 incidents at Chartham Hatch, Whitstable and Sheppey. Luckily, no-one was seriously injured in the fires.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service’s Risk Reduction Manager Mick Smith said: “We cannot impress upon people enough the importance of fitting smoke alarms. The benefits of these small devices are endless, especially when residents are asleep and most vulnerable. If you do have a fire, they will alert you very early on and give you vital seconds in which to leave your home and call the fire service. Take steps now to protect you and your family from fire and make sure your smoke alarms are working, maintained and tested once a week, and never, ever remove the batteries.”

At the Fire Training Academy, we encourage you to get into the habit of testing your fire alarms every Tuesday – just remember to ‘Test it Tuesday’!

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