Use and Care Manual

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:
(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).
SMOKE DETECTION – ARE MORE SMOKE ALARMS DESIRABLE?
The required number of smoke alarms might not provide reliable early warning
protection for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by
the required smoke alarms. For this reason, it is recommended that the house-
holder consider the use of 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 attics (finished or unfinished),
garages, or within 6’ of a heating or cooking appliance is not normally recom-
mended, as these locations occasionally experience conditions that can result in
improper operation.
CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHALL
Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection
equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: A smoke alarm
installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but outside the bed-
rooms), heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms,
kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms,
basements and attached garages.