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Placement
Important: Specific requirements for smoke alarm
installation vary from state to state and from region to
region. Check with your local Fire Department for current
requirements in your area.
Sufficient smoke must enter your smoke alarm before it
will respond. Your smoke alarm needs to be within 21 feet
of the fire to respond quickly. Smoke alarms also need to
be in positions where they can be heard throughout the
property, so they can wake you and your family in time for
everyone 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
recommended protection you should put individual smoke
alarms in all rooms where fire is most likely to break out
(apart from the kitchen and bathroom, where they should
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