Smoke Detectors Save Lives

9/25/2017 (Permalink)

Smoke Detectors Save Lives

• Three out of Five fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or when the alarms are not working.

• Smoke alarm failures usually result from missing, disconnected, or dead batteries.

• More than one-third(37%) of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present

• The risk of dying in a house fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms.

• Install smoke alarms at every level of the home along with every bedroom.

• Be sure to test smoke alarms at least once a month using the test button.

• Replace batteries in smoke alarms at least once a year.  If an alarm "chirps", the battery is low and should be replaced right away.

• Replace smoke alarms every 10 years with brand new smoke alarms.

• Information provided curtosity of The American Red Cross