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NOTE:
A qualified appliance technician is defined as “a person, firm, corporation, or company that
either in person or through a representative, is engaged in and responsible for the installation, testing,
servicing, or replacement of heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, combustion
appliances and equipment, and/or gas fireplaces or other decorative combustion equipment.”
When the Alarm Sounds
What to Do If Your Smoke Alarm Sounds
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If the unit alarms and you are not testing the unit, it is warning you of a potentially dangerous situation that
requires your immediate attention. NEVER ignore any alarm. Ignoring the alarm may result in injury or death.
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If the unit alarms get everyone out of the house immediately.
What to Do in Case of a Fire
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Don’t panic; stay calm. Follow your family escape plan.
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Get out of the house as quickly as possible. Don’t stop to get dressed or collect anything.
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Feel doors with the back of your hand before opening them. If a door is cool, open it slowly. Don’t
open a hot door. Keep doors and windows closed, unless you must escape through them.
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Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth (preferably damp). Take short, shallow breaths.
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Meet at your planned meeting place outside your home, and do a head count to make sure everybody got
out safely. Call the Fire Department as soon as possible from outside. Give your address, then your name.
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Never go back inside a burning building for any reason.
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Contact your Fire Department for ideas on making your home safer.
What to Do if the CO Alarm Sounds
1.
Press the Test/Silence button (On App or on unit).
2.
Call your emergency services, Fire Department or 911.
3.
Immediately move to fresh air—outdoors or by an open door or window. Do a head count to check that all persons
are accounted for. Do not re-enter the premises, or move away from the open door or window until the emergency
services responder has arrived, the premises have been aired out, and your CO alarm remains in its normal condition.
4.
After following steps 1-3, if your CO alarm reactivates within a 24-hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a qualified
appliance technician to investigate for sources of CO from fuel-burning equipment and appliances, and inspect for
proper operation of this equipment. If problems are identified during this inspection have the equipment serviced
immediately. Note any combustion equipment not inspected by the technician, and consult the manufacturers’
instructions, or contact the manufacturers directly, for more information about CO safety and this equipment. Make
sure that motor vehicles are not, and have not, been operating in an attached garage or adjacent to the residence.
