Smoke Alarms

* In a typical home fire, occupants have just minutes to escape *

Last year, the New Zealand Fire Service attended over 3,700 house fires. In over 80% of those fires, smoke alarms were either not installed or not working. Most fire fatalities occur in homes, mainly while people are sleeping when they can’t smell smoke. Smoke alarms are the best possible defence you and your family have from dying in a fire.

The NZ Fire Service recommends that photo-electric alarms be installed in households or, if ionisation alarms are currently installed, they should be supplemented with photo-electric alarms as these provide more effective, all-round detection.

To be effective, an installed smoke alarm must be operating properly, audible through closed doors and able to detect smoke from all types of fires

 

Installation:

Smoke alarms should be installed

• on (preferably) or near the ceiling
• on the escape route of each floor level of a household unit
• in every sleeping space or within 3.0 m of a sleeping space door
• in sleep-outs.

Note: The NZ Fire Service recommends installing them in every sleeping and living space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please click The New Zealand Fire Service link below for details on the importance of having working Smoke Alarms in your home or business:  New Zealand Fire Service Website

If you don’t have working smoke alarms in your home or business, call Alarm Centre Installation on
03-214-9998 to get them fitted.

Remember - They could save your life.