Book a home fire risk assessment

In Greater Manchester we are committed to reducing fire deaths by ensuring that every home in the county has a working smoke alarm.  To make certain this happens, firefighters now carry out free home fire safety checks and fit free smoke alarms.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has already fitted over 100,000 free smoke alarms in our local communities. Along with fitting free smoke alarms, we also give occupiers a free fire safety check known as a Home Fire Risk Assessment.

What is a home fire risk assessment?

When you book a home fire risk assessment, firefighters will visit your home at an allocated time and accompany you around every room in your property with the aim of:

• Identifying and making you aware of the potential fire risks in your home
• Making sure you know what to do in order to reduce or prevent these risks
• Helping you put together an escape plan in case a fire breaks out in the future
• Ensuring you have a working smoke alarm and if you don't, we will fit a FREE ten year smoke alarm.

Book a free home fire risk assessment now!  

Booking a FREE home fire risk assessment couldn't be simplier. Simply call 0800 555 815 or fill in the form at the bottom of this page, making sure that select 'smoke alarms' from the 'what does your question refer to' dropdown menu.

Maintaining your smoke alarm

To keep your smoke alarm in good working order, you should:

• test it once a week, by pressing the test button until the alarm sounds
• vacuum the alarm twice a year and wipe over with a damp cloth to remove any dust
• change the battery once a year (unless it’s a ten-year alarm)
• replace the whole unit every ten years

Troubleshooting

If your smoke alarm is making an intermittent chirping noise follow these steps:

1. check that your smoke alarm is definitely the source of the chirping; make sure the noise isn’t coming from another alarm (smoke/carbon monoxide/gas/burglar alarm) by process of elimination
2. clean the alarm as per the intructions above
3. test the alarm by pressing the test button
4. change the battery (unless it’s a ten-year alarm)
5. if the alarm fails to operate or continues to chirp contact Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service on 0800 555 815 or please fill in the form below, making sure that select 'smoke alarms' from the 'what does your question refer to' dropdown menu.