Emergency Services Minister, Jihad Dib, will join FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, and RFS Assistant Commissioner, Stuart Midgley, at a media conference to launch Smoke Alarm Action Day, aimed at combating public complacency this winter.
Figure of missing alarms
In winter 2022, of the 959 residential fires in NSW, 50% of homes did not have a smoke alarm fitted or the alarm present wasn’t working. A record 17 people died that season.
Last winter, the figure of missing/inoperative alarms was 49% and nine people lost their lives. Authorities are urging the public to check their smoke alarms are working this Saturday, the first day of winter 2024, to protect their lives and those of their loved ones.
- When: 10 am, Wednesday, 29 May
- Where: Rear of FRNSW Training Centre, 179 Wyndham Street, Alexandria (Entry via Bourke Road boom gate)
- Who: Jihad Dib MP, Emergency Services Minister; Jeremy Fewtrell, FRNSW Commissioner; Stuart Midgley, Assistant Commissioner – Rural Fire Service
