{"id":189944,"date":"2023-12-19T18:28:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189944"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:28:03","slug":"fears-as-only-half-of-parents-with-young-children-have-fire-alarms-installed-in-homes-new-study-reveals-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/fears-as-only-half-of-parents-with-young-children-have-fire-alarms-installed-in-homes-new-study-reveals-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears as only HALF of parents with young children have fire alarms installed in homes, new study reveals | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JUST half of parents with children aged three to ten have fire alarms installed in their home, research has revealed.<\/p>\n
The poll of 1,517 parents with children aged under 18 found 50 per cent also don't have a fire escape plan.<\/p>\n
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Despite this, 63 per cent with kids aged three to ten are confident their children would know what to do in case of a fire in the home.<\/p>\n
Musician Myleene Klass, author of They Don\u2019t Teach This At School is working alongside Kidde, which commissioned the research to launch its Cause for Alarm campaign (causeforalarm.uk) to highlight the importance of having smoke and fire alarms in the house.<\/p>\n
To help children learn what to do in a fire, Kidde has created the Cause For Alarm jingle, \u201cBeeps That Last, Get Out Fast\u201d.<\/p>\n
Klass said: \u201cWe should be empowering our kids to feel confident they know what to do in the event of a house fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the right information, families and children can learn and master what they should do.<\/p>\n \u201cFire safety is top of mind in our home, and I want to help make it a must have in homes across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n The study found that for almost a third (29 per cent) of those with children under 18, cost was the biggest barrier to having fire safety alarms or equipment.<\/p>\n While a shocking one in ten claimed they don\u2019t see the need for fire safety equipment in the home.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It also found when thinking about an emergency exit strategy, 15 per cent don\u2019t know how many exits they would factor into a fire escape plan.<\/p>\n And 30 per cent would only incorporate one exit route \u2013 potentially leaving them at risk should fire or smoke prevent them from reaching it.<\/p>\n Those in a flat are worse impacted, with that figure creeping up to 39 per cent.<\/p>\n Among parents of children aged three to ten, fire safety (55 per cent) was outranked as a major priority, behind road safety (77 per cent) and stranger danger (72 per cent).<\/p>\n The research revealed of those who do have alarms, four in ten parents haven\u2019t tested their device within the last six months.<\/p>\n Rebecca Cackett, a spokesperson for Kidde, said: "We want to make fire safety a top priority in every household and keep children safe in their homes.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the right fire safety education and home safety products, we can help prevent devastating fatalities.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are calling on everyone to work together to help spread this message and keep our children and loved ones safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture>FIRE SAFETY <\/span><\/p>\n
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