If your smoke alarm is more than a decade old, it may belong in a museum, not on your ceiling.
The CFA is warning the community that out of date smoke alarms could be a liability in an emergency.
All smoke alarms have a 10-year life span and need to be replaced or they may not work when you need them most.
How can it save lives?
CFA Community safety manager Jude Kennedy says smoke alarms save lives by providing a critical early warning that could give you time to evacuate safely – but only if they work.
“In a fire, only a working smoke alarm can save your life,” he said.
“We believe that some household have never replaced their smoke alarms and that is concerning.
“Smoke alarms are designed to wake you when a fire starts to provide you and your family with the earliest possible warning to get out safely.
“A good reminder is doing it every year at the end of daylight savings or at the start of the new financial year.”
For more information about smoke alarms, see here.
