NATIONAL FiRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

RECOMMENDATIONS ON SMOKE DETECTORS

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General With regard to the number and placement of sr subscribe to the recommendations contained in the Association’s Standard #74 noted below.

Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the i equipment in all rooms and areas of the household a: installed outside of each separate sleeping area, in tl bedrooms and on each additional story of the fa basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinishc

In addition, it is recommended that the householder ~ smoke detectors in the living room, dining roc hallway(s), attic, furnace room, utility and storag( attached garages.

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