Uptown Families Inspect Smoke Alarms During Fire Prevention Week?

10/8/2024 (Permalink)

We are leaders in residential fire damage restoration services in San Diego.

During Residential Fire Awareness Month, our local Centre City/Uptown team wants everyone in Uptown to make sure they have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Here are some smoke alarm safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association:

Installation

• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area (like a hallway), and on each level of the home
• When installing, follow the instructions that come with the smoke alarm
• For the best protection, interconnect all smoke alarms. When one sounds, they all sound. It is essential to have interconnected smoke alarms if you sleep with closed bedroom doors.
• A smoke alarm should be on the ceiling or high on a wall

How to Choose an Alarm

• Purchasing a smoke alarm that a qualified testing laboratory lists is essential. The two most common types of smoke alarms are ionization and photoelectric alarms.
• For the best protection, or when extra time is needed to wake up or help others, alarms or dual sensor ionization photoelectric alarms are recommended
• An ionization smoke alarm is more responsive to flaming fires, and a photoelectric smoke alarm is more responsive to smoldering fires
• Photoelectric smoke alarms are the best to install near the kitchen and bathrooms to reduce nuisance alarms

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