Smoke spreads in a few minutes in a fire – often faster than an escape is possible. Fire smoke is often unnoticed, especially in sleep. “The current incident once again shows how important functioning smoke alarms are in private households”, explains Di Dr. Günther Schwabegger, press spokesman for BVS Upper Austria. New buildings have been equipped with smoke alarms since 2013, and BVS Upper Austria recommends for existing buildings. The installation in personal responsibility.
About 90 percent of all brand deaths in Austria are recorded in private residential buildings, most fatalities fall victim to flue gas poisoning. Even a smoke alarm per household or floor can significantly increase the safety and significantly reduce the number of victims, but they still lack many households. “About a third of all brand deaths would be avoidable due to the low effort for the purchase of smoke alarms!” so Schwabegger.
Smoke alarms are easy to assemble on the ceiling, do not require cabling and have a battery life of up to 10 years. They recognize smoke early, warn with a shrill tone and give so valuable time for a rescue. For people with hearing or visual impairments, there are models with light signals or vibration alarm. It is important to test them regularly and to exchange the battery if necessary.
Smoke alarms should also wear the “Q” quality seal for special reliability and durability.
The BVS Upper Austria. appeals to all house and apartment owners to protect their own home from the best possible to protect them from fires. Smoke alarms save life!
Further safety tips at: www.bvs-ooe.at
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