Top darts players get on board to target fire safety

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Top darts players Tony ‘O’ Shea and Daz Fitton are joining forces with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to highlight the importance of having a working smoke alarm in the home.

The two highly regarded darts players are looking to help the Fire Service target their own audiences by getting behind the campaign to make sure that every home in Greater Manchester is fitted with a working smoke alarm.

They became aware of how they could help through close friend and fellow ‘top flight’ player Steve Coote who has worked for the Fire service since 1995 and currently serves at Withington.

Tony said: “Helping fire-fighters deliver this important safety message is a great opportunity to help keep people safe in their homes”

Daz added: “The people of Greater Manchester are clearly close to our hearts, both as loyal supporters and neighbours and any way we can help save their lives we will.”

Steve Coote said: “Over 37% of homes that have fires have no working smoke alarm. If you have a fire in your home, a smoke alarm will buy you the valuable time escape, with Tony and Daz helping get the message across we hope to keep people a even safer.”

All residents of Greater Manchester  can apply for free Home Fire Risk Assesment by calling 0800 555 815 or visiting www.manchesterfire.gov.uk

Smoke Alarms…Your first line of defence

• Your first line of defence should be a smoke alarm. If there is a fire, a smoke alarm will immediately warn you, giving you and everyone in your home time to escape to safety.
• Fit smoke alarms on the ceiling on each floor level in your home – the best places are top of the staircase, stair landing and between living and sleeping areas (do not fit them in the kitchen).
• Do not remove the batteries – if your smoke alarm keeps going off it  might be too close to the
• kitchen
• Test your smoke alarms once a week to make sure the batteries are working.
• If you are buying a new smoke alarm consider a 10-year alarm which will require less frequent battery changes.
• But don't forget that all types of alarms need to be tested once a week.

Make an escape plan…

Make sure you make an escape plan for in the event of a fire – and everyone in the house knows what to do.