- Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area.
- Install alarms on every level of the home.
- Install alarms in the basement.
- It is best to use interconnected smoke alarms so that one smoke alarm sounds, they all sound.
- Test all smoke alarms at least once a month. Press the test button to be sure the alarm is working.
- A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire.
- Working smoke alarms are an important part of a home fire escape plan.
- If someone in your home is deaf or hard of hearing, you can purchase strobe light devices that flash to alert people when the smoke alarm sounds. Pillow and bed shakers can also be purchased to work in conjunction with your smoke alarm.
- A pillow shaker or bed shaker is a device that uses strong vibrations to alert a sleeping person, especially those with hearing loss or who are heavy sleepers.