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example) you should put your first Smoke Alarm in a corridor
or hallway between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as
near to the living area as possible, but make sure you can
hear it loudly enough to wake you in the bedroom. (for exam-
ple, see figure 2).
If your bungalow is very large and the corridor or hallway is
more than say 20 paces (15 metres) long, one Smoke Alarm
will not be sufficient. This is because no matter where it is
located it will be more than 7.5 metres from potential fires.
Recommended locations, Figures 2, 3, & 4
for minimum protection
• on each storey
• in each sleeping area
• every 7.5 metres of hallways & rooms
• within 3 metres of all bedroom doors
• all units interconnected
for recommended protection
in addition
• in every room (except bathrooms and kitchens)
Figure 2: Single storey dwelling
Figure 3: Single storey dwelling with separate sleeping areas
In houses with more than one sleeping area, Smoke Alarms
should be placed between each sleeping area and the living
area (for example, see figure 3).
BEDROOM
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
BATH
ROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
BEDROOM