Another tragic house fire occurs in a home with no working smoke detectors.
According to this article in the telegram.com, two elderly siblings died in a house fire where there were no smoke detectors. It took about 30 firefighters to bring the blaze under control.
Such a tragedy, and it could possibly have been prevented if there had been working smoke detectors in the home.
The National Fire Protection Association reports nearly two out of five deaths from
home fires happen in homes where there are no smoke alarms. This is a staggering number in light of the fact that smoke detectors are so effective at detecting fire.
What about you? Do you have working smoke detectors in your home? Can you say with certainty that they are functional? When was the last time you changed the batteries or tested the detectors to ensure they are still in good, working condition?
If you have elderly parents, do they have working smoke detectors in their homes?
It is easy to neglect smoke detectors, and that is probably why there are so many deaths from fire occur in homes where there are either no smoke detectors or where they are not working.
Please use this as a reminder to check not only your own smoke detectors, but also to remind your friends and family to check theirs.
If you do not already have both photo electric and ionization type detectors in your home, install both kinds and then check them for proper functionality and change the batteries every six months. Many people find that changing the batteries when the time changes each year is a great way to remember.
Just be sure to correctly store and dispose of the 9-volt batteries that most smoke detectors use. Cover the terminals with electrical tape to prevent shorting out and possible fire.
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