Kidde P3010L-CO-CA - Alarm Exit Procedure; Situations Where Smoke Alarms May Not Be Effective

• Currentstudieshaveshownsmoke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.
Alarm Exit Procedure
• Leaveimmediatelybyyourescapeplan.Everysecondcounts,so
don’twastetimegettingdressedorpickingupvaluables.
• Inleaving,don’topenanyinsidedoorwithoutfirstfeelingits
surface.Ifhot,orifyouseesmokeseepingthroughcracks,don’t
openthatdoor!Instead,useyouralternateexit.Iftheinsideof
thedooriscool,placeyourshoulderagainstit,openitslightlyand
bereadytoslamitshutifheatandsmokerushin.
• Stayclosetotheflooriftheairissmokey.Ifpossibledonot
breathetoodeeplytoavoidsmokeinhalation.Breathethrougha
cloth(preferablywet)ifpossible.
• Onceoutside,gotoyourselectedmeetingplaceandmakesure
everyoneisthere.
• Callthefiredepartmentfromyourneighbor’shome-notfrom
yours!
• Don’treturntoyourhomeuntilthefireofficialssaythatitisall
righttodoso.
• Therearesituationswhereasmokealarmmaynotbeeffectiveto
protectagainstfire.Forinstance:
 a)smokinginbed
 b)leavingchildrenhomealone
 c)cleaningwithflammableliquids,suchasgasoline
d) fireswherethevictimisintimatewithaflaminginitiatedfire;for
example,whenaperson’sclothescatchfirewhilecooking
 e)fireswherethesmokeispreventedfromreachingthe 
detectorduetoacloseddoororotherobstruction
f) incendiaryfireswherethefiregrowssorapidlythatanoccupant’s
egressisblockedevenwithproperlylocateddetectors
12. Good Safety Habits