Save Lives by Using Smoke Detectors in Hoffman Estates

11/7/2019 (Permalink)

Save Lives and prevent fire damage by using smoke detectors in Hoffman Estates.

Fire can strike anywhere in Hoffman Estates. That’s why SERVPRO® of Barrington/North Schaumburg encourages people to use smoke detectors. The National Fire Protection Association found that smoke detectors are a major reason that fire deaths have decreased so much.

Hoffman Estates Should Know:

• Smoke alarms provide enough warning for people to leave the building
• Most fatal fires take place when people are asleep
• The smell of smoke is not enough to wake a sleeping person
• Nearly 60% of deaths from home fires occurred in homes without working smoke detectors
• Place smoke detectors high on the wall or on the ceiling
• The NFPA and the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) recommend detectors that alert the fire department
• Close doors to keep fire, heat, and smoke from spreading
• The NFPA recommends a system that links all the smoke detectors together so that when one alarm sounds a warning, they all do
• There should be at least one smoke alarm on every floor of a home or building
• Every bedroom should have its own smoke detector
• Replace the batteries once a year, such as a birthday or January 1st
• Test each smoke detector every month by using its test button
• Replace every smoke detector 10 years from its manufacture
• When a smoke alarm goes off, implement your escape plan

We hope you never need recovery from smoke damage or from fire damage, but SERVPRO of Barrington/North Schaumburg is Here to Help®. 

SERVPRO of Barrington/North Schaumburg is independently owned and operated.

Links: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/smoke_alarms.html

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/technology/smoke_fire_alarms.html