General Fire Safety Advice
Louth County Council as both a Housing and Fire Authority has a responsibility to encourage compliance and best practise with regard to standards of safety in the domestic setting. Over the last 5 years the average loss of life in this area has been two deaths per year with an average of 60 house fires per year. The Council as the Housing Authority are also the largest landlord with over 3,500 units across the county.
This statement of policy consolidates the requirements of the Housing (Standards in Rented Dwellings), Regulations, 2009 and the Building Regulations, 1997-2010 and also makes further recommendations in the general interest of public safety.
The statement recommends specifically the use of 3 detectors.
• Smoke Detectors
• Heat Detectors
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors
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