Tag: smoke detector

Time to Check Your Smoke Alarms

Posted on 03/11/11 in Safety Topics, 4 Comments

Install. Inspect. Protect. Smoke alarms save lives! If your smoke alarm was installed more than 10 years ago, it needs to be replaced. According to the National Fire Protection Association more than 66 percent of home fire deaths that occurred between 2003-2006 were in homes without a working smoke alarm. A working smoke alarm significantly [...]

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Smoke Alarms: What You Need to Know

Posted on 11/14/09 in Safety Topics, No Comments

Install. Inspect. Protect. Smoke alarms save lives! If your smoke alarm was installed more than 10 years ago, it needs to be replaced. The Impact of Smoke Alarms In the 1960’s, the average U. S. citizen had never heard of a smoke alarm. By 1995, an estimated 93 percent of all American homes – single [...]

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