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Describe how to protect against fires and carbon monoxide.

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  • CO alarms should be installed in a central location outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home and in other locations where required by applicable laws, codes or standards. For the best protection, interconnect all CO alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound.
  • Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for placement and mounting height.
  • Choose a CO alarm that has the label of a recognized testing laboratory.
  • Call your local fire department’s non-emergency number to find out what number to call if the CO alarm sounds.
  • Test CO alarms at least once a month; replace them according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • If the audible trouble signal sounds, check for low batteries. If the battery is low, replace it. If it still sounds, call the fire department.
  • If the CO alarm sounds, immediately move to a fresh air location outdoors or by an open window or door. Make sure everyone inside the home is accounted for. Call for help from a fresh air location and stay there until emergency personnel.
  • If you need to warm a vehicle, remove it from the garage immediately after starting it. Do not run a vehicle or other fueled engine or motor indoors, even if garage doors are open. Make sure the exhaust pipe of a running vehicle is not covered with snow.
  • During and after a snowstorm, make sure vents for the dryer, furnace, stove, and fireplace are clear of snow build-up.
  • A generator should be used in a well-ventilated location outdoors away from windows, doors and vent openings.
  • Gas or charcoal grills can produce CO — only use outside.

  1. Where to put your smoke alarm

    The Fire Service recommend that you install at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home. In addition, it is wise to install extra alarms in rooms containing large appliances, such as TVs or freezers. Fit smoke alarms where you can hear them if you are asleep - on an upstairs landing close to the bedrooms, or in the hallway between living and sleeping areas if your living space is on one floor. Don't install smoke alarms in the bathroom as steam may set these off accidentally.

    Fit your smoke alarm to the ceiling, as close to the centre of the room or hallway as possible. Try to keep at least 30cm away from the wall or any light fittings.

    Smoke alarms should not be installed in kitchens or garages where they can be set off accidentally by steam or exhaust fumes. Instead, install a heat detector - not intended to replace smoke alarms elsewhere in the home, but designed to notify of a fire in this room. This will allow extra time to evacuate the building or to put out the fire if possible.

    A smoke alarm could save your life - test it, change it, replace it

    • Fit a smoke detector on every floor of your home, ideally on the ceiling of a hallway or landing
    • Don't put a smoke detector in the kitchen where it can be set off accidentally
    • Test the batteries once a week (by pressing the test button) and change them once a year. Some detectors have long life batteries and automatic testing facilities but it is better to be safe than sorry

    For more advice on testing and maintaining your smoke alarms, read How to install, test and maintain smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

    Low frequency, vibrating and visible alarms

    There are a wide range of specialist products to help make sure all members of your household are aware of any potential dangers. Low frequency alarms produce a lower tone than regular smoke alarms, meaning they are much more likely to wake younger children, those with hearing difficulties and older people. Strobe alarms flash repeatedly to alert the household to the alarm, whilst vibrating pads can be placed under a hand or pillow whilst sleeping to provide an additional warning. Use these in conjunction with regular smoke alarms to be sure that everyone in the home is aware of a fire.

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