Crews from fire stations all across the Central Coast are out and about conducting free safety visits to make sure there are working smoke alarms in homes.
Firefighters from Toukley, The Entrance and Saratoga recently came together to complete 239 safety visits.
The free safety visits will check smoke alarms are working and suitably positioned and if there isn’t one firefighters will install a long-life battery-operated smoke alarm or replace existing smoke alarm batteries – all free of charge.
Everyone can benefit from a Safety Visit, but elderly residents living alone with limited mobility or hearing/vision impairment are at high risk, with nearly 50 per cent of fatalities in house fires being people aged more than 65.
If you, or someone you know would like their smoke alarm checked and changed contact the nearest fire station and the firefighters will come out and put up new one for free.
Safety visits can also be booked online at https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/visits
