Single Storey Dwelling
If the Home is on one level (a bungalow or mobile home for
example) you should put the first 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 you can
hear it loudly enough to wake a person in the bedrooms. (for
example, see figure 2).
If the bungalow is very large and the corridor or hallway is
more than 15 metres (50 ft) long, one Smoke Alarm will not be
sufficient. This is because no matter where it is located it will
be more than 7.5 metres from potential fires.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, Smoke Alarms
should be placed between each sleeping area and the living
area.
Multi Storey Dwellings
If the home is on more than one level the best place for the
first Smoke Alarm is in the downstairs hallway near the stairs.
This is because smoke is likely to be detectable in the hallway
before it reaches the upstairs landing and bedrooms. The
second Smoke Alarm should be upstairs, because the
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