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British Summer Time will start with a life-saving beep this Easter weekend as people across the country test their smoke alarms when they change their clocks on Sunday 31 March.
The Fire Kills campaign is asking people to keep themselves and their loved ones as safe as possible by making sure their smoke alarms are working properly by testing their smoke alarms when they change their clocks over the Easter weekend.
This simple but life-saving task is often forgotten, and by linking it to the task of changing the time on clocks, cookers, heating systems and watches, we want to encourage more people to test their smoke alarm and give themselves the time they need to get out, stay out and call 999.
- you바카라 사이트檙e more than 4 times more likely to die in a domestic fire if you don바카라 사이트檛 have a working smoke alarm
- 15 children died in accidental fires last year, among a total 7,256 injuries and 187 deaths from dwelling fires across the country
- over half the people who died in fires in the home last year were over 65 years old and often less able to test for themselves
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Anyone visiting older friends or relatives this Easter can also take the opportunity to check that the ones they love will be safe. This might well be the best Easter present you could possibly give.
Fire Minister Brandon Lewis said:
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The government바카라 사이트檚 Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser Peter Holland said:
바카라 사이트淎 working smoke alarm is a proven life-saver and is absolutely essential to keep you and your family safe. But only half of all householders who own a smoke alarm say that they test it is working on a regular basis.
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As part of the campaign, a new heart-wrenching online video by up-and-coming director, Stevie Russell, has been launched, reminding everyone exactly what is at stake in a house fire.
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Further information
The change from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time occurs on 31 March when clocks go forward.
There are a number of materials available to back Fire Kills바카라 사이트� clock change campaign:
- online video: a heart-wrenching by director Stevie Russell which reminds parents exactly what is at stake if they forget to test their alarms
- audio: a which asks people to test their smoke alarms when they change their clocks
- case study: Martin Hall, father of 2, lost his wife Debbie in an accidental house fire, which started as they slept; they had no smoke alarms close to the source of the fire and the house was ablaze by the time they woke; he and his children survived by leaping to safety from their first and second-floor bedrooms
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