Every house on the three largest inhabited islands off Co Mayo - Clare Island, Inishturk and Inishbiggle - are to get free smoke alarms, a fire extinguisher and a fire blanket as part of a fire-prevention programme by Mayo County Council.
The council decided on the initiative, which is being funded by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, because it is impractical to station firefighting units on the islands.
Mayo county secretary John Condon said yesterday that council personnel would be travelling to the islands four times to train people in the use of the equipment.
The islands have a combined population of about 300.