increased protection. The addi- tional areas include: basement,

DINING

ROOMKITCHEN BEDROOM

bedrooms, dining room, furnace room, utility room, and hallways not protected by the required smoke detectors.”

TV ROOM

LIVING ROOM

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

Also, as required by the California State Fire Marshal:

“Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the house- hold as follows: A smoke detector installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), and heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and stor- age rooms, basements and attached garages.”

FOR BEST PROTECTION, WE

RECOMMEND THAT YOU INSTALL A SMOKE

ALARM IN EVERY ROOM.

In addition, we recommend that all smoke alarms be interconnected.

Typical Efficiency

Home (Apartment)

Install a smoke alarm on the ceiling or wall closest to the sleeping area.

SLEEPING

KITCHEN

LIVING

AREA

 

AREA

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT

 

 

 

 

MOBILE

BEDROOM

BATH

KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM

HOME

Typical Mobile Home

NOTE: For mobile homes built before 1978, install smoke alarms on an inside wall between 4 and 12 inches from the ceiling. (Older mobile homes have little or no insulation in the ceiling.) This is especially important if the ceiling is unusually hot or cold.

Install a smoke alarm inside each bedroom and in the hallway outside each separate sleeping area.

Typical Single-Story Home

Install a smoke alarm on the ceiling or wall inside each bedroom and in the hallway outside each separate sleeping area. If a bedroom area

hallway is more than 30 feet long, install a smoke alarm at each end.

BED-

BEDROOM KITCHEN ROOM BATH

If there is a basement:

Install a smoke alarm on the base- ment ceiling at the bottom of the stairwell.

Typical Two-Story or Split Level Home

Install a smoke alarm on the ceil- ing or wall inside each bedroom and in the hallway outside each separate sleeping area. If a bed- room area hallway is more than 30 feet long, install a smoke alarm at each end.

FURNACE

BASEMENTROOOM

SINGLE STORY

LIVED-IN

ATTIC

BEDROOM BATH

BEDROOM

Install a smoke alarm at the top of a first-to-second floor stairwell.

If there is a basement:

Install a smoke alarm on the base- ment ceiling at the bottom of the stairwell.

LIVING AREA

KITCHEN

 

FURNACE

BASEMENT

ROOM

TWO STORY

Key

• Smoke Alarm (Ionization)

ΔIonization Smoke Alarm with False Alarm Control or Photoelectric Smoke Alarm

IMPORTANT SMOKE ALARM PLACEMENT AND EXCEPTION INFORMATION

Install a smoke alarm as close to the center of the ceiling as possi- ble. If this is not practical, mount no closer than 4 inches from a wall or corner. Also, if local codes allow, install smoke alarms on walls, between 4 and 12 inches from ceiling/wall intersections.

4 IN

CEILING(0.1m )

ACCEPTABLE HERE

NEVER HERE

TOP OF DETECTOR

ACCEPTABLE HERE

4IN

(0.1m )

MINIMUM

12 IN

(0.3 m )

MAXIMUM

SIDE

WALL

Install a minimum of two smoke alarms in every home, no mat- ter how small the home. New construction codes require a min- imum of two interconnected smoke alarms in newly built homes.

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Firex FADC manual Important Smoke Alarm Placement and Exception Information, Key

FADC specifications

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