WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF THE SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS
YOU MUST QUICKLY DO THE FOLLOWING:
If the smoke alarm sounds and you have not pushed the test button, it is a warning of a
dangerous situation.
Your immediate response is necessary. To prepare for such occurrences, develop family
escape plans, discuss them with ALL household members and practice them regularly.
BASICS OF ESCAPE PLAN
o Make a floor plan indicating all doors and windows and at least two escape routes from each
room. Second story windows may need a rope or chain ladder.
o Have a family meeting and discuss your escape plan, showing everyone what to do in case of
fire.
o Determine a place outside your home where all of you can meet if a fire occurs.
o Familiarize everyone with the sound of the smoke alarm and train them to leave your home when they
hear the sound.
o Identify children's bedrooms with red stickers placed in the upper left corner of the windows. They
are available from your local fire department.
o Practice a fire drill at least every six months. Practice allows you to test your plan before an
emergency. You may not be able to reach your children. It is important they know what to do!
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS
o Leave immediately by your plan of escape. Every second counts, so don't waste time getting
dressed or picking up valuables.
o In leaving, don't open any inside door without first feeling its surface. If hot, or if you see smoke
seeping through cracks,
don't open that door!
Instead, use your alternate exit. If inside door is
cool, place your shoulder against it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and smoke
rush in.
o Stay close to the floor if air is smoky. Breathe shallowly through a cloth, wet if possible.
o Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there.
o Call the fire department from your neighbor's home –
not from yours!
o Don't return to your home until fire officials say that it is all right to do so.
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IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
YOUR COMBINATION SMOKE/CO ALARM IS WARRANTED TO OPERATE
FOR FIVE YEARS.
NOTE: MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF ALARM FIVE
YEARS AFTER DATE OF PURCHASE.
Activation of this device indicates the presence of carbon monoxide
(CO) which can kill you. If the CO alarm sounds:
1.
Operate test/reset button;
2.
Call your emergency services, fire department or 911;
3.
Immediately move to fresh air - outdoors or by an open door/window. Do a head count
to check that all persons are accounted for. Do not reenter the premises nor move
away from the open door/window until the emergency services responders have arrived,
the premises have been aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal condition.
4.
After following steps 1-3, if your 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
manufacturer(s) 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.
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