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Fire Protection
This equipment should be installed in accordance with Chapter 2 of the National Fire Alarm Code,
ANSI/NFPA 72, (National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269). Printed
information describing proper installation, operation, testing, maintenance, evacuation planning, and
repair service is to be provided with this equipment.
Recommended Smoke Detector Locations
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standard #72 recommends the following placement
for smoke detectors:
Early warning fi re detection is best achieved by the installation of fi re detection equipment
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in all rooms and areas of the household. The equipment should be installed as follows:
A smoke detector installed outside each separate sleeping area, in the immediate
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vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the family living unit,
including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfi nished attics.
In addition, the NFPA recommends that you install smoke detectors in the
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living room, dining room, bedroom(s), kitchen. hallway(s), fi nished attics,
furnace room, utility and storage rooms, and attached garages.
