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additional smoke alarms for those areas for increased protection.
The additional areas include the basement, bedrooms, dining room, furnace room, utility
room, and hallways not protected by the required smoke alarms
The installation of smoke alarms in kitchens, attics (finished or unfinished), or garages
is not normally recommended, as these locations occasionally experience conditions
that can result in improper operation.
The equipment should be installed using wiring methods in accordance with the Na-
tional Fire Protection Association's Standard 72, Chapter 11. (National Fire Protection
Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
IMPORTANT!
Specific requirements for smoke alarm installation vary from state to state and from
region to region. Check with your local fire department for current requirements in
your area.
SMOKE ALARM TRANSMITTER, BE1281
Sufficient smoke must enter your smoke alarm before it will respond. Your smoke alarm
needs to be within 6.4 meters (21ft) of the fire to respond quickly. Your smoke alarms
also need to be in positions where they can be heard throughout the property, so they
can wake you and your family in time for everyone to escape. A single smoke alarm
will give some protection if it is properly installed, but most homes will require two or
more to ensure that a reliable early warning is given. For recommended protection you
should put individual smoke alarms in all rooms where fire is most likely to break out
(apart from the kitchen and bathroom).
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Your first smoke alarm should be located between the sleeping area and the most likely
sources of fire (living room for example), but it should not be more than 6.4 meters (21ft)
from the door to any room where a fire may start and block your escape from the house.
Multi-story dwellings
If your home has more than one floor, at least one smoke alarm should be fitted on
each level, see Figure 1.
Figure1 illustrates where smoke and heat alarms should be located in a typical two
story house. Note the spacings in "Protection Levels" which ensure the early detection
of fire and that the warning will be heard.
Use heat alarms in rooms adjoining escape routes - kitchens, garages, boiler houses etc.
where smoke alarms are unsuitable.
Single story dwelling
If the premises are one story you should put your first smoke alarm in a corridor or hallway
between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as near to the living area as possible, but
make sure that it can be heard loudly enough in the bedroom to wake someone. See
Figure 2 for placement example.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, smoke alarms should be placed between
each sleeping area and the living area and it is recommended that heat alarms should
be placed in the kitchen and garage.
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