| SMOKE ALARM DO’S AND DON’T’S
- Test alarms monthly; keep them free of dust and replace the battery at least once each year.
- Newer smoke alarms may come equipped with lithium batteries rated for a 10-year service life.
- Replace all smoke alarm devices after 10 years.
- Install alarms on every level of your home and next to every sleeping area
- Some fire safety advocates recommend installing smoke alarms inside every bedroom (sleeping area) if sleeping with the door closed.
- Never “borrow” a smoke alarm battery for some other use.
- Make sure everyone knows the sound of an alarm.
- Plan your escape route and agree on a meeting place outside.
SMOKE ALARM ACTION PLAN
- Seconds count, plan and practice your escape before a fire occurs. Drill twice yearly with the whole family.
- Know two ways out of every room.
- When the alarm sounds, get out fast! Call the fire department from a neighbor’s house.
Once out, stay out!
Three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working smoke alarms.
Choose interconnected smoke alarms, so when one sounds, they all sound.
Put smoke alarms inside and outside each bedroom and sleeping area. Put alarms on every level of the home.
Make sure your smoke alarms work. Your family is not safe if they can’t hear the smoke alarms.
Test smoke alarms every month and replace 9-volt smoke alarm batteries at least once every year.
Smoke alarms do not last forever. Get new smoke alarms every 10 years.
When you hear a smoke alarm, you may have less than 2 minutes to get everyone outside and safe. |
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