Check Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarms When Clocks Change

– Make sure everyone in the residence understands the sound of the smoke alarm and knows how to respond. Of those fires, 96 of the homes did not have working smoke alarms.

“The American Red Cross welcomes Chief Jones and is proud to continue to partner with the Van Wert Fire Department”, said Derek Stemen, executive director of the West Central Ohio Red Cross Chapter.

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Temple Fire and Rescue also suggested testing carbon monoxide alarms, which detect deadly, colorless, odorless, poisonous gas.

When time permits, the volunteers do a 45-minute home inspection.

A legal requirement for the detectors, under the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015, applies to new tenancies created after October 1, 2015.

Essentially, there are three different types of smoke alarms: ionization, photoelectric, and dual sensor.

They may be too old.

– Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout your home so that when one sounds, they all sound.

After 10 years your smoke alarm has worked over 87,000 hours! Interconnected alarms are available at most stores that sell smoke alarms. “There’s no reason for it in the city of Mesa”.

Even though 96 percent of people surveyed said that they had a working smoke alarm in their home, no working smoke alarms were present in nearly 2/3 of the homes where a fire death occurred in 2012. That’s why it’s so important for every home to have them in all required locations, including bedrooms.

A smoke detector recently installed as part of the Bridgeport Smoke Detector Awareness program may have saved lives during a house fire in Bridgeport early Wednesday morning. “This simple, but vital maintenance includes ensuring that all alarms are equipped with working batteries”.

It is also a good time to make sure your home’s smoke alarms are working properly, according to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens.

As we said, spring is near. “We will try to find a way to say yes”. For the best protection, interconnect all CO alarms throughout the home. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Red Cross will be canvassing the Lancaster Estates Mobile Home Park on East Main Street.

“Kids take them out to put in their radios or some other electronic thing”, he said.

The Red Cross is assisting the residents.