MORE than 80 per cent of homes in Wiltshire now have smoke alarms, after a 20-year campaign by Wiltshire Fire Brigade to get the life-saving devices installed.
In 1988 just eight per cent of homes had alarms, which have this week been voted the best innovation of the last 20 years in a survey carried out on behalf of online bank Cahoot.
Rob Jackson, senior fire safety officer with the Wiltshire Fire Brigade, said: "I am delighted by the results of this recent research.
"More and more people are recognising the importance of these simple life-saving devices.
"They only cost a few pounds and can make the difference between life and death."
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