Installing and maintaining smoke alarms - NFPA
Interconnected smoke alarms increase safety. In a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) survey of households with any fires, including fires in which the fire department was not called, interconnected smoke alarms were more likely to operate and alert occupants to a fire. 1 People may know about a fire without hearing a smoke alarm.
A Guide to Fire Alarm Basics - NFPA
2021年3月3日 · A visual guide and discussion on the major components of a fire alarm system
How to make a home fire escape plan - NFPA
Draw a floor plan of your home, marking two ways out of each room, including windows and doors. Also, mark the location of each smoke alarm.
Learn More About Smoke Alarms - NFPA
Smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half.
Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires report - NFPA
2024年6月1日 · Nearly three out of five (59 percent) home fire deaths were caused by fires in properties with no smoke alarms (43 percent) or smoke alarms that failed to operate (16 percent). The death rate per 1,000 home structure fires is approximately 60 percent lower in homes with working smoke alarms than in homes with no alarms or none that operated.
Smoke Alarm Troubleshooting - NFPA
2022年2月11日 · A working smoke alarm in your home can alert you to a fire, giving you time to safely get out of the house. Knowing the different sounds, a smoke alarm makes is key to understanding what to do. If your smoke alarms sound, you should exit the house as soon as possible and follow your home fire escape plan. However, if you keep having nuisance ...
Smoke Alarm Types - NFPA
2023年3月6日 · Determining the correct smoke alarm for you situation can be difficult. This comprehensive guide from NFPA can help you choose the right one.
Smoke Alarms at Home Tip Sheet - NFPA
When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. Working smoke alarms give you early warning so you can get outside quickly. This easy-to-follow tip sheet teaches the importance of smoke alarms and provides actionable tips and important facts that can help save lives.
Ionization vs photoelectric - NFPA
Download this chart on ionization smoke alarms (PDF). Photoelectric smoke alarms are generally more responsive to fires that begin with a long period of smoldering (called “smoldering fires”). How they work: Photoelectric-type alarms aim a light source into a sensing chamber at an angle away from the sensor. Smoke enters the chamber ...
Guide to Fire Alarm Basics: Power Supplies - NFPA
2021年10月25日 · This blog series discusses some of the major components and functions of a fire alarm system