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Show ! Smoke detectors save lives i Home fires are a serious threat to ' your family's safety. Ap proximately 5,600 people die and over 52,000 are injured each year by fire in residences. Many home fire injuries and deaths are caused by smoke, not flames. Many deaths and injuries occur in fires that happen at night, while the victims are asleep. A reliable way to awaken these sleepers before the smoke becomes unbreathably dense would help i more people escape uninjured. The. ; home smoke detector is a way to do j this. Guidelines for Purchasing a Smoke Detector Instructions should tell you how to install it, suggest where to put it, and provide guidance for testing and maintenance. There should be a step-by-step explanation, with enough diagrams to tell you exactly what you'll need to do. The instructions should tell you how to test and clean the unit, and how often. If the unit uses batteries or replaceable lamps, there should be a reaany visible or audible signal to tell you when a replacement is necessary. Since the primary job of a msoke detector is to awaken sleeping persons and warn them of urgent danger, the most critical requirement is to put your detector as close as possible to the bedrooms in which your family sleeps. If two sleeping areas are separated by any significant distance, each should have its own detector. Compliments of Pleasant Grove Fire Ladies Auxiliary. |