Fire Safety Essentials: Smoke Alarms

Three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working smoke alarms.

Choose interconnected smoke alarms, so when one sounds, they all sound.

• Put smoke alarms inside and outside each bedroom and sleeping area. Put alarms on every level of the home.

• Make sure your smoke alarms work. Your family is not safe if they can’t hear the smoke alarms.

• Test smoke alarms every month and replace 9-volt smoke alarm batteries at least once every year.

• Smoke alarms do not last forever. Get new smoke alarms every 10 years.

• When you hear a smoke alarm, you may have less than 2 minutes to get everyone outside and safe.

Source: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/media/social_toolkits/toolkit_essentials.html