Hearing loss affected urged to specialist smoke alarms
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue is urging people affected by hearing loss to ensure that they have a specialist smoke alarm fitted.
According to Lincolnshire charity DeafLincs, there are over 100,000 deaf or hard of hearing people in Lincolnshire, all who are at risk of being injured or even killed in a fire if they don’t have the correct smoke alarms.
The service is using Deaf Awareness Week to raise awareness of specialist smoke alarms for those with hearing loss; these flash and at night, activate vibrating pads under a pillow, as well as sounding an alarm to alert other members of the family.