Council to supply free smoke alarms
Under the scheme, the community and enterprise section of the local authority will oversee the installation of hundreds of smoke alarms in homes across the county over the coming weeks. The initiative, which forms part of the national Fire Service Change Programme, is also aimed at making Clare householders more aware of fire safety routines and potential fire hazards.
The council is asking voluntary groups/volunteers and others who visit people in vulnerable households to identify homes where there are no smoke alarms. Clare County Fire and Rescue Service will provide training to community groups on how correctly to install and advise homeowners on the maintenance of the alarms. Applications are also being invited from individual households who are in a position to install the alarms themselves.
