NATIONAL FiRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
RECOMMENDATIONS ON SMOKE DETECTORS
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General With regard to the number and placement of sr
subscribe to the recommendations contained in the
Association’s Standard #74 noted below.
Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the i
equipment in all rooms and areas of the household
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installed outside of each separate sleeping area, in tl
bedrooms and on each additional story of the fa
basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinishc
In addition, it is recommended that the householder ~
smoke detectors
in the living room, dining roc
hallway(s), attic, furnace room, utility and storag(
attached garages.
BEST RESIDENTIAL
DETECTOR PLACEMENT
BETWEEN BEDROOMS
AND REST OF HOUSE
MAXIMUM FLOOR
COVERAGE-
DETECTORS AT
TOP OF
STAIRWELLS
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