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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPER PROTECTION
The Following Recommendations for the Location of Fire and Burglary Detection Devices Help Provide
Proper Coverage for the Protected Premises.
Recommendations for Smoke and Heat Detectors
With regard to the number and placement of smoke/heat detectors, we subscribe to the recommendations
contained in the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Standard #72 noted below.
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Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of
the household as follows: For minimum protection a smoke detector should be installed outside of each separate sleeping
area, and on each additional floor of a multi-floor family living unit, including basements. The installation of smoke
detectors in kitchens, attics (finished or unfinished), or in garages is not normally recommended.
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For additional protection the NFPA recommends that you install heat or smoke detectors in the living room, dining
room, bedroom(s), kitchen, hallway(s), attic, furnace room, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages.
In addition, we recommend the following:
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Install a smoke detector inside every bedroom where a smoker sleeps.
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Install a smoke detector inside every bedroom where someone sleeps with the door partly or completely closed. Smoke
could be blocked by the closed door. Also, an alarm in the hallway outside may not wake up the sleeper if the door is
closed.
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Install a smoke detector inside bedrooms where electrical appliances (such as portable heaters, air conditioners or
humidifiers) are used.
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Install a smoke detector at both ends of a hallway if the hallway is more than 40 feet (12 meters) long.
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Install smoke detectors in any room where an alarm control is located, or in any room where alarm control connections
to an AC source or phone lines are made. If detectors are not so located, a fire within the room could prevent the control
from reporting a fire or an intrusion.
THIS CONTROL COMPLIES WITH NFPA REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORAL PULSE
SOUNDING OF FIRE NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES.
DINING
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
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Smoke Detectors for Minimum Protection
Smoke Detectors for Additional Protection
Heat-Activated Detectors
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
TV ROOM
DINING
LIVING ROOM
LIVING ROOM
BASEMENT
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
CLOSED
DOOR
GARAGE
KTCHN
KITCHEN
TO
BEDROOM
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Recommendations For Proper Intrusion Protection
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For proper intrusion coverage, sensors should be located at every possible point of entry to a home or premises. This
would include any skylights that may be present, and the upper windows in a multi-level building.
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In addition, we recommend that radio backup be used in a security system. This will ensure that alarm signals can be
sent to the alarm monitoring station in the event that the telephone lines are out of order (alarm signals are normally
sent over the phone lines, if connected to an alarm monitoring station).
