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TENBURY FIRE STATION is supporting the governments national fire safety campaign urging people to ensure that they have a working smoke alarm in their home by testing it once a week.

A large banner is on display at the fire station, and fire safety messages have been added to the website.

New survey results from the Fire Kills campaign show that people vastly underestimate the impact of toxic smoke: Of those surveyed:

• 39% believe they could survive for more than two minutes in a smoke filled room;

• 49% think they would be alerted to a fire by the smell of the smoke.

• 19% believe a pet (e.g. their dog barking), or someone else would alert them to a house fire.

The only way to buy vital time to escape from a house fire is by having a working smoke alarm. Although 93% of those surveyed in a fire kills survey own smoke alarms, 75% admit to not testing them every week. This is despite the fact that you are more than twice as likely to die in an accidental house fire if you do not have a working smoke alarm.

To see the national TV advert click here.  This is an external website.