Smoke Alarm Information
Change your Smoke Alarm Battery!
Smoke alarms play a
critical role in saving lives. They increase
your chance of survival by more than half.
Code requires a working smoke alarm on every
sleeping level of your residence. If you are
a renter, your landlord is responsible for
making sure there are working smoke
detectors. Smoke alarms play a critical role
in saving lives. They increase your chance
of survival in a fire by more than half.
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information.
Home Smoke Alarm Information
Smoke alarms save
lives: The majority of home fires that kill
people happen at night. Inexpensive home
smoke alarms can make you in time to escape
- cutting your chances of dying nearly in
half. Smoke alarms do save lives and are
required by law in all private homes on
every floor and the current code requires
smoke detectors in all sleeping areas of
your home.
How to choose a smoke alarm - You can
buy smoke detectors from any retail store
such as Target, KMart, Wal-Mart, Home Depot,
Lower and Menards. You do not necessarily
have to buy the most expensive smoke
detectors. Tests have been conducted and the
cheapest one responds just as well as the
most expensive detectors. Some home alarms
run on batteries and others on home current.
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information.
Smoke Detector Handout for Apartments
Studies have shown that
roughly one-fifth of the tens of millions of
smoke alarms installed in homes or
apartments are not in proper working
condition. These poorly maintained units
endanger occupants by creating a false sense
of security.
More than half of all
fatal fires strike when people are asleep.
The sooner a sleeping person wakes up and
reacts, the greater his or her chances are
of surviving the fire. If you’re asleep, the
smell of smoke won’t always wake you up. In
fact, smoke and poisonous gases can put you
into a deeper sleep. Smoke alarms can cut
your risk of dying in a fire nearly in half.
Most people who die in home fires don’t die
from the actual fire itself, but the smoke.
Smoke alarms do save lives, and are required
by law.
Click here for a
PDF file with a detailed maintenance list
for your smoke detector.
Fire Alarm Installation Policy
 In
the event of a fire, a smoke alarm can save
your life and those of your loved ones. They
are the single most important means of
preventing house and apartment fire
fatalities by providing an early warning
signal -- so you and your family can escape.
Smoke alarms are one of the best safety
features you can buy and install to protect
yourself, your family and your home.
Install smoke alarms on
every level of your home, including the
basement. Many fatal fires begin late at
night or in the early morning. For extra
safety, install smoke alarms both inside and
outside the sleeping area.
Also, smoke alarms
should be installed on the ceiling or 6 to 8
inches below the ceiling on side walls.
Since smoke and many deadly gases rise,
installing your smoke alarms at the proper
level will provide you with the earliest
warning possible. Always follow the
manufacturer's installation instructions.
Click here to read a PDF file with your
local fire alarm installation policies.
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