Community Fire Safety
Community Fire Safety
Welcome to our Community Fire Safety page. This section aims to give you advice on safety issues to help you help yourself and your community to become Fire Safe.
Fire safety is an important topic that you should discuss within your family and community. Check out our Kids Zone to find a fun way to teach children the importance of Fire Safety, with plenty of activates to keep them interested, you never know you might even learn a thing or two yourself !
From 2008-2010 over 118 people died in domestic fires nation wide, 5 of these deaths occurred in South Tipperary. Shockingly of these five domestic fires four house were confirmed not to have a working smoke alarm, the damage was such in the fifth house that the presence of a smoke alarm could not be determined. Smoke Alarms Save Lives, please ensure you install and maintain a working smoke alarm.
Check out our safety advice on Smoke Alarms, Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Planning an Escape Route
(
199 kbs) Smoke alarms Safety Tips
( 2,943 kbs) Carbon Monoxide Safety
( 2,618 kbs) Planning your Escape Route
If you require our advice on theses or other issues please feel free to contact us.
Remember in the case of an emergency your emergency numbers are:
999 / 112
Carol Kennedy
Assistant Chief Fire Officer
South Tipperary Fire & Rescue Service
