Firefighters support Child Safety Week

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting national Child Safety Week in a bid to help parents and their children stay safe from accidental fire in the home.

The week runs from June 5 to June 11. This year's theme is 'Sharing is Caring'.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Mark Cashin said: "We want parents to share their knowledge with their children and talk about fire safety. Explaining the importance of having a smoke alarm on every floor of your home and testing it weekly, for example, can significantly reduce the devastating consequences of having an accidental house fire."

Government figures show that in one year more than 1,000 children nationally were injured in accidental house fires.

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