Free smoke detector in North Yorkshire

“Lets get York & Selby District re-covered” campaign is the relaunch of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue's free smoke detector fitting service.

The following applies to all areas in North Yorkshire

Station Manager Tony Walker from Huntington and Acomb

"This is something we’ve never stopped delivering throughout the county of North Yorkshire, however the current data is showing that around 37% of homes we visit across the county still do not have a working detector fitted!

The service has been fitting free detectors and carrying out home fire risk checks since 2003.

We have fitted thousands of detectors, some of which will have most certainly saved life"

Detectors if fitted correctly will go into alarm mode in the very early stages of a fire, in fact most will sound with the invisible products of combustion before the visible smoke is seen.

Detectors used in conjunction with an escape plan will give the occupier valuable minutes to escape the property and allow an early call to the fire service.

The use of detectors not only saves lives but can also help limit damage by fire to the property.

The early alert means the fire service can be called during the early stages of a fire development and with a quick intervention it could hopefully be extinguished before serious damaged is caused to the property.

Do you have a working smoke detector?

Is it over 10 years old and in need of replacement?

There are still some very old detectors out there which should be replaced.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is offering a free 10 year replacement detector,

a free detector if you do not currently have one fitted.

A free home fire risk check to give advice and help you to formulate a working escape plan and reduce the risk of fire in your home

Other services we offer free of charge are detectors which are designed for people with an hearing impairment.

This are installed by our highly trained community safety officers.

Safe & Well visits where we can help with referrals for vulnerable members of the household, these may sound a little intrusive however they are not.

They are designed to help signpost people to the help available through our partner agencies.

If you would like to take us up on this free offer of a detector and let us help safeguard your home against fire then give our Fire Safety Advice Line a call on 01609 788545 or visit our website at www.northyorksfire.gov.uk

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