Use and Care Manual

• Current studies have shown smoke/CO alarms may not awaken all sleeping
individuals, and that it is the responsibility of individuals in the household that
are capable of assisting others to provide assistance to those who may not be
awakened by the alarm sound, or to those who may be incapable of safely
evacuating the area unassisted.
• Install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of the home and in the
kitchen, basement and garage. Know how to use a fire extinguisher prior to
an emergency.
FIRE PREVENTION
Never smoke in bed, or leave cooking food unattended. Teach children never
to play with matches or lighters! Train everyone in the home to recognize the
alarm pattern and to leave the home using their escape plan when it’s heard.
Know how to do “Stop, Drop and Roll” if clothes catch on fire, and how to
crawl low under smoke. Install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of
the home and in the kitchen, basement and garage.
NFPA (NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION)
For your information, the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72,
reads as follows:
Smoke Detection. Where required by applicable laws, codes, or standards for
the specified occupancy, approved single and multiple-station smoke alarms
shall be installed as follows:
Where required by other governing laws, codes, or standards for a specific
type of occupancy, approved single and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be
installed as follows:
(1) In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms.
(2) Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within 21 ft (6.4 m)
of any door to a sleeping room, with the distance measured along a path of
travel.
(3) On every level of a dwelling unit, including basements.
(4) On every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility),
including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics.
(5) In the living area(s) of a guest suite.
(6) In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility).