Smoke Detector Request

Smoke alarms that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries.

Smoke Alarm Facts
  • Almost 2/3 of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
  • Having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half.
  • If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out.
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Information for Smoke Alarm Owners
  • Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of your home.
  • Replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years.
  • Test your smoke alarms every month.
  • When a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside.
Statistics
  • 3 of every 5 home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
  • In 2007-2011, smoke alarms sounded in 1/2 of the home fires reported to U.S. fire departments.
  • No smoke alarms were present in more than 1/3 (37%) of the home fire deaths.
Source
The statistics above were taken from NFPA's "Smoke Alarms in U.S. Home Fires" report (March 2014).

Signing Up for a Smoke Alarm
If you live within the unincorporated areas of Clay, German Harris Township, Roseland and Indian Village and would like to have smoke alarms install please complete the online form.

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