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FIRE PREVENTION
Never smoke in bed, or leave cooking food unattended. Teach children never to play with matches or
lighters! Train everyone in the home to recognize the smoke alarm pattern and to leave the home using
their escape plan when it’s heard. Know how to do “Stop, Drop and Roll” if clothes catch on fire, and how
to crawl low under smoke. Install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of the home and in the
kitchen, basement and garage.
SMOKE DETECTION ARE MORE 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 smoke alarms in
attics (finished or unfinished), garages, or within 1.8 m (6 ft) of a heating or cooking appliance is not normally
recommended, as these locations occasionally experience conditions that can result in improper operation.
Alarms should be installed in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard
72 (NFPA, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
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