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GC2.5 Wireless Security System | User Guide
RECOMMENDED FIRE ALARM LOCATIONS
In the United States, this equipment shall be installed in accordance with the National Fire Alarm Code, ANSI/NFPA
72, (National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269). Printed information describing proper
installation, operation, testing, maintenance, evacuation planning, and repair service is to be provided with smoke
detectors and alarms.
NFPA Standard #72
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standard #72 recommends the following placement for smoke
detectors:
Early warning re detection is best achieved by the installation of re detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the
household. The equipment should be installed as follows:
● Install a smoke detector outside each separate sleeping area, in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each
additional story of the family living unit, including basements (excludes crawl spaces and unnished attics).
Also install smoke detectors in the living room, dining room, bedrooms, kitchen, hallway(s), nished attics, furnace
room, utility/storage rooms and attached garages.
Smoke, Heat and Freeze Protection