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excellent, particularly at night, as it rapidly identifies where
the fire is located. This is ideal for larger systems as the dis-
turbance in the house can be kept to a minimum e.g. no need
to enter all the bedrooms to check to see if the red light is
flashing rapidly.
3. LOCATING YOUR SMOKE ALARM
Sufficient smoke must enter your Smoke Alarm before it will
respond. Your Smoke Alarm needs to be within 10 paces (7.5
metres) of the fire to respond quickly. The smoke alarms need
to be in positions where they can be heard throughout your
home, so they can wake you and your family in time for you
all to escape. A single
Smoke Alarm will give some protection
if it is properly installed, but most homes will require two or
more to ensure that a reliable early warning is given. For max-
imum protection you should put individual Smoke Alarms in all
the rooms where fire is most likely to break out.
Your first Smoke Alarm should be located between the sleep-
ing area and the most likely sources of fire (living room or
kitchen for example). But it should not be more than 10 paces
(7.5 metres) from the door to any room where a fire might
start and block your escape from the house.
3.1 Single Storey Dwelling.
If your Home is on one level (a bungalow or mobile home for
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)