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(2) Outside of each separate dwelling unit

sleeping area within 6.4 m (21 ft) of any

door to a sleeping room, the distance

measured along a path of travel

(3) On every level of a dwelling unit,

including basements

(4) On every level of a residential board and

care occupancy (small facility), including

basements and excluding crawl spaces and

unfinished attics

(5) In the living area(s) of a guest suite

(6) In the living area(s) of a residential board

and care occupancy (small facility)

Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable? The

required number of smoke detectors

might not provide reliable early warning

protection for those areas separated by

a door from the areas protected by the

required smoke detectors. For this reason,

it is recommended that the householder

consider the use of additional smoke

detectors 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 detectors.

The installation of smoke detectors in

kitchens, attics (finished or unfinished), or

garages is not normally recommended, as

these locations occasionally experience

conditions that can result in improper

operation.

The equipment should be installed using

wiring methods in accordance with the

National Fire Protection Association's

Standard 72, Chapter 11. (National Fire

Protection Association, Batterymarch Park,

Quincy, MA 02269).

IMPORTANT!

Specific requirements for Smoke Alarm

installation vary from state to state and from

region to region. Check with your local Fire

Department for current requirements in

your area.

SMOKE ALARMS (REx14 Series)

Sufficient smoke must enter your Smoke

Alarm before it will respond. Your Smoke

Alarm needs to be within 6.4 meters (21ft)

of the fire to respond quickly. Smoke Alarms

also need to be in positions where they can

be heard throughout the property, so they

can wake you and your family in time for

everyone to escape. A single Smoke Alarm

will give some protection if it is properly

installed, but most homes will require two

or more (preferably interconnected) to

ensure that a reliable early warning is given.

For recommended protection you should

put individual Smoke Alarms in all rooms

where fire is most likely to break out (apart

from the kitchen and bathroom).

Your first Smoke Alarm should be located

between the sleeping area and the most

likely sources of fire (living room for

example), but it should not be more than

6.4 meters (21ft) from the door to any

room where a fire may start and block your

escape from the house.

Multi-Story Dwellings

If your home has more than one floor, at

least one Alarm should be fitted on each

level (see Figure 1). Preferably the Alarms

should be interconnected (if feature is

present on unit) so as to give sufficient

warning throughout the property.

Figure 1 illustrates where Smoke and Heat

Alarms should be located in a typical

two story house. Note the spacings in

"Protection Levels" which ensure the early

detection of fire and that the warning will

be heard.

Locate Heat Alarms in rooms adjoining

escape routes - kitchens, garages, boiler

houses etc. where Smoke Alarms are

unsuitable.

Single Story Dwelling

If the premises is one story you should

put your first Smoke Alarm in a corridor or

hallway between the sleeping and living

areas. Place it as near to the living area

as possible, but make sure that it can be

heard loudly enough in the bedroom to

wake someone. See Figure 2 for placement

example.

In houses with more than one sleeping area,

Smoke Alarms should be placed between

each sleeping area and the living area and

it is recommended that Heat Alarms should

be placed in the kitchen and garage.

Recommended Protection

Fire authorities recommend you put

individual Smoke Alarms in or near all

rooms where fire is most likely to break

out (apart from the locations to avoid e.g

bathrooms). The living room is the most

likely place for a fire to start at night,

followed by the kitchen (where a Heat Alarm

is recommended) and then the dining room.

Consideration should be given to installing

Smoke Alarms in any bedrooms where fires

might occur, for instance, where there is

an electrical appliance such as an electric

blanket or heater, or where the occupant is

a smoker. In addition, consideration should

be also given to installing Smoke Alarms in

any rooms where the occupant is unable to

respond very well to a fire starting in that

room, such as an elderly or sick person or a

very young child.

For placement of Heat and Smoke Alarms,

see Figures 1 and 2. Locate Heat Alarms in

rooms adjoining escape routes - kitchens,

garages, boiler houses etc. where Smoke

Alarms are unsuitable.

Figure 1

For minimum protection

- Smoke Alarm on each story

- in each sleeping area

- every 6.4 meters (21ft) of hallways and

rooms

- within 3 meters (10ft) of all bedroom doors

- all units interconnected (where feature is

present)

For recommended protection

(in addition to the above):

- Smoke Alarms in every room (except

kitchens and bathrooms)

- Heat Alarms located in kitchens,

garages etc. within 5.3m (17ft) of

potential fire sources