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Important: Specic requirements for smoke alarm
installation vary from state to state and from region to
region. Check with your local Fire Department for current
requirements in your area.
be placed nearby). Your rst smoke alarm should be
located between the sleeping area and the most likely
sources of re, e.g. living room, but it should not be more
than 21 feet from the door to any room where a re may
start and block your escape from the house.
Single-Story Dwellings: If the premises is one story, you
should put your rst smoke alarm in a corridor or hallway
between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as near to
the living area as possible, but make sure that it can be
heard loudly enough in the bedroom to wake someone.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, smoke
alarms should be placed between each sleeping area
and the living area.
Sufcient smoke must enter your smoke alarm before it
will respond. Your smoke alarm needs to be within 21 feet
of the re to respond quickly. Smoke alarms also need to
be in positions where they can be heard throughout the
property, so they can wake you and your family in time for
everyone to escape.
A single smoke alarm will give some protection if it is
properly installed, but most homes will require two or
more to ensure that a reliable early warning is given. For
recommended protection you should put individual smoke
alarms in all rooms where re is most likely to break out
(apart from the kitchen and bathroom, where they should
Placement
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