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General Maintenance
Industry Safety
Standards
NFPA (National Fire
Protection Association)
For your information, the
National
Fire
Protection
Association’s
Standard
72,
reads as follows:
Smoke
Detection.
Where
required by applicable laws,
codes, or standards for the
specified occupancy, approved
single- and multiple-station
smoke alarms shall be installed
as follows: (1) In all sleeping
rooms
Exception:
Smoke
alarms shall not be required in sleeping rooms in existing one-
and two-family dwelling units. (2) Outside of each separate
sleeping area, in immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms. (3) On
each level of the dwelling unit, including basements Exception: In
existing one- and two-family dwelling units, approved smoke
alarms powered by batteries are permitted.
Smoke Detection - Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable?
The
required number of smoke alarms might not provide reliable early
warning protection for those areas separated by a door from the
areas protected by the required smoke alarms. For this reason, it
is recommended that the householder consider the use of
additional smoke alarms for those areas for increased protection.
The additional areas include the basement, bedrooms, dining
room, furnace room, utility room, and hallways not protected by
the required smoke alarms. The installation of smoke alarms in
kitchens, attics (finished or unfinished), or garages is not normally
recommended, as these locations occasionally experience
conditions that can result in improper operation.
California State Fire Marshall
Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of
fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household
as follows: A smoke alarm installed in each separate sleeping
area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), heat or smoke
detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens,
hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms,
basements and attached garages.
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