Residents were invited to visit Rawtenstall Fire Station and supermarkets to pick up free alarms and safety advice.
Firefighters ran the scheme after six people lost their lives in Lancashire in the last month.
Saturday’s SAFER day scheme was also a reaction to the incident in Freckleton when four people died. It was found smoke alarms inside weren’t working.
And the ex-wife of tragic Lee Catherall has spoken out during the county-wide push to give out as many 10-year smoke alarms as possible.
Lee, 33, died in a flat fire on Market Street, Shawforth, in 2009. His ex-wife Claire said that Lee died from smoke inhalation after falling asleep and leaving a pan on the cooker.
She said: “There were no batteries in the smoke alarm. We had three children together and telling them was the hardest thing that I have ever had to do.”
She added: “I am now a lot more cautious and it completely changes your perspective.”
All 39 fire stations in Lancashire were open to members of the public and fire service personnel were also on the streets of the county spreading the safety message.
Retained firefighter manager Rob Harvey, of Rawtenstall Fire Station, said every family needs a fire plan in their household.
“People need to know what to do if the fire alarm goes off in the early hours of the morning.
“This day raised awareness of that.”
Rossendale mayor councillor Gladys Sandiford threw her weight behind the scheme run at Rawtenstall Market and on Bank Street, Tesco Bocholt Way, Asda Rawtenstall and Tesco Haslingden.
If you still want a free smoke alarm, call 0800 1691125 or visit lancsfirerescue.org.uk to book a free Home Fire Safety Check. Tweet
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Its all well and good these guys fitting smoke alarms, but this is what they don’t tell you.
The smoke alarms they are fitting are not very good quality and you cannot change the batteries in them.
They are glued to the ceiling so that once the batteries have died (3 months after fitting in my grans case) you have left with unsightly brackets stuck to the ceiling which we cannot remove without making a mess and damaging the ceiling
When these where fitted 2 brand new smoke alarms where removed from the ceilings and removed from the property. These where only fitted 6 weeks prior to the fire brigade removing them.
They were of a good make (Kide) and they cost £9.99 each.
My gran now has to pay for new smoke alarms, has lost £19.98 from the ones which were removed and also has to pay to have her ceiling patched up from the bodged fitting of inferior smoke alarms..
If they are already fitted and working, leave them alone, its a no brainer.