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NFPA Required Protection
The National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72 provides
the following information:
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. (2) Outside of each separate sleeping
area, in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms. (3) On
each level of the dwelling, including basements. Exception:
In existing one- and two-family dwellings, approved smoke
alarms powered by batteries are permitted.
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 householder
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 the smoke alarms in the kitchen, attic (finished or
unfinished) or garage is normally not recommended, as these
locations occasionally experience conditions that can result in
improper operation.
This equipment should be installed in accordance with the
National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72 (NFPA,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
INSURANCE COMPANY OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM
INSTALLATION.
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