Quick Start Guide

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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 at least two or more
(preferably interconnected) to ensure that a reliable early
warning is given. For recommended protection, you should
install individual Smoke Alarms in all rooms where a fire is most
likely to break out (apart from the kitchen and bathroom).
Multi-Level Dwellings
If your home has more than one floor, at least one Alarm should
be fitted on each level (see Figure 1). Preferably the Alarms
should be interconnected (if the feature is present on the unit)
so as to give sufficient warning throughout the property.
Figure 1 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.
Locate Heat Alarms in rooms adjoining escape routes -
kitchens, garages, furnace rooms, etc. where Smoke Alarms
are unsuitable.
Single Story Dwelling
If the premises is 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.
For minimum protection
- Smoke Alarm on each level
- in each sleeping area
- every 21ft of hallways and rooms
- within 10ft of all bedroom doors
- all units interconnected (where the feature is present)
For recommended protection
(in addition to the above):
- Smoke Alarms in every room (except kitchens and bathrooms)
- Heat Alarms located in kitchens, garages etc. within 17ft of
potential fire sources
Figure 2
Bathroom
Bath
Figure 1