Test your smoke alarms monthly. Last year over 200 people died in fires in the home. You’re at least 4 times more likely to die in a fire in the home if there’s no working smoke alarm.

When you test your smoke alarms, you could test the smoke alarms of an older family member, neighbour or friend who needs help.

It only takes a moment to test and gives your family and people you care about a better chance of surviving a fire.

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Fire safety information

Download our top tips on fire safety in the home and at work.

In the home

Find out how to keep you and your family safe from fire indoors and outside your home with our fire safety advice leaflets.

At work

You can also read about fire safety in the workplace.

For landlords

If you’re a private landlord you must fit at least one smoke alarm on each floor of the properties you rent out. You must also fit a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a solid fuel burner (eg a wood or coal burning fireplace).

You can be fined up to £5,000 if you don’t fit all the alarms required.

You must test every alarm at the start of a new tenancy.

You might be able to get free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms from your local fire service.

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Founder of Paisley.org.uk in 1998 and constantly strives to change peoples attitudes to the town, Brian is a self described Paisley Digital Champion who promotes Paisley via any means necessary. You can also follow me on X