“Also, be sure to replace any smoke alarm that is 10 years old or older”. Regular batteries should be changed at least once a year, preferably twice.
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The Indiana Fire Marshal is asking Indiana residents to take a moment to practice fire safety and change batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time.
“It’s proven that smoke alarms can save lives in the event of a fire – but only if they are working”, McPeak said.
“A majority of those deaths, I’m here to tell you, could be prevented with this little guy”, Weaver said, holding up one of the free alarms. Regardless of the type that they own, all New Yorkers should check their smoke alarms to ensure they are in working order. “If you do not have smoke detectors and CO detectors in your home, you should purchase and install some detectors immediately”. The risk of dying in a reported home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms, according to the NFPA.
Deaf and hard of hearing residents should equip their homes with alert devices such as high intensity strobe lights, and pillow or bed shakers that are activated by the sound of a standard smoke alarm.
In last year’s deadliest fire, which killed a Lynn mother, her pregnant sister, her 20-year-old daughter, and her 28-year-old nephew, investigators said there were no working smoke alarms near the origin of the blaze in a front stairwell.
The Cleveland Division of Fire will sound the emergency alarm signal on Saturday to remind residents to change their smoke alarms when they adjust their clocks for daylight saving time.
The smoke alarm program is the first priority of the Streator Fire Safety Initiative, according to the press release.
Occasionally remove dust from the front of the smoke alarm. It is called a “Dual Sensor Smoke Alarm”.
Replace any alarm that fails to operate after installing a new battery.
Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, in each bedroom, and outside each sleeping area (hallway).
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Devise a fire escape plan with two ways out of every room and a designated outside meeting place.
