Kidde KN-COSM-B manual Fire Safety Information cont, Industry Safety Standards, Fire Extinguishers

Fire Safety Information (cont.)

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 alarm pat- tern, voice message warning 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. Know how to use a fire extinguisher prior to an emergency. Second level and higher occupied rooms with windows, should have an escape ladder.

Industry Safety Standards

NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)

For your information, the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72, reads as follows:

Smoke alarms shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the family living unit including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics. In new construction, a smoke alarm shall be installed in each sleeping room.

Smoke Detection-Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable? The required number of smoke alarms might not pro- vide 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 recom- mended that the householder consider the use of addi- tional smoke alarms for those areas for increased pro- tection. The additional areas include the basement, bed-

GARAGE

BEDROOM	HALL	MASTER
		BEDROOM
KITCHEN		FAMILY ROOM
BASEMENT		WORKSHOP

rooms, dining room, furnace room, utility room, and hallways not protected by the required smoke alarms. The installation of smoke alarms in kitchens, attics (fin- ished or unfinished), or garages is not normally recom- mended, as these locations occasionally experience con- ditions that can result in improper operation.

California State Fire Marshall

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FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

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Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: A smoke alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hall- ways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages.

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