4/4/2024 - Making Smart Choices About Smoke Alarms

MAKING SMART CHOICES ABOUT SMOKE ALARMS

Fire experts recommend that homeowners have a smoke alarm on each floor, in hallways and inside of all sleeping areas, and that a mix of currently available technology be used to protect against multiple types of fire hazards. The reality, however, is that despite years of education, many families still do not have or maintain the appropriate number of working smoke alarms, which leaves them under protected.

This plateau in smoke alarm usage comes amid an environment of technological change in the smoke alarm industry, media coverage providing conflicting information about the effectiveness of smoke alarms, and widespread budget cuts in fire department public education programs.

This Public Service Announcement was developed in conjunction with Kidde and support of the IAFC Fire and Life Safety section. Click HERE to learn more.

Did you know?

  • 85% of all fatal fires occur in a residence.*
  • Approximately 2,650 people die in the United States each year as the result of a fire in their home.*
  • Fire fatalities occur in the 29% of homes that either have inoperable alarms, or no alarms.*

*According to the National Fire Prevention Association