A working smoke alarm has recently saved the lives of the occupants of a house fire near Geelong.
Fire authorities said “The occupants escaped safely thanks to their smoke alarm alerting them to the fire. This is a timely reminder to ensure everyone has working smoke alarms in their home.”
This is yet another instance in which disaster has been avoided due to the presence of a working smoke alarm, yet the statistics show that there may not be enough knowledge of and importance placed on household fire safety.
The National Coronial Information System has released data stating that there were 992 residential fire-related deaths, 2001 – 2019. 52% deaths per year on average. 43.3% of incidents occurred while residents were resting or sleeping.¹
Statista published that the value of building and contents insurance claims related to fire events for households in Australia totaled 771.4 million Australian dollars in financial year 2023.² Although these statistics have been on the decline in recent years, it is still an incredible amount of potentially fatal house fires that could have possibly been prevented with adequate fire safety measures.
Photoelectric Interconnectable alarms are an excellent way to ensure you and your family are as protected as possible in the event of a fire at home. With the ability to link up multiple alarms, once a single alarms sounds, so do all the others within the household.
This means that it is more likely for all residents to hear at least one smoke alarm sounding, alerting them to the fire with enough time to escape with little or no injury inflicted.
Interconnectable Smoke Alarms can be purchased at a local Bunnings Warehouse, making it incredibly easy to ensure that you and your family are protected should a fire occur at home.
A Family First 240 Volt Inter-Connectable Smoke Alarm is an excellent way to ensure you and your family are as safe as possible should a fire ever break out at home.
With the ability to connect up to 20 alarms, this photoelectric alarm can be set up throughout the entire house to alert all residents in the event of a fire.