Note: measurements shown
are to the closest edge
NFPA 72 states: "Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft in 8 ft (0.3m in 2.4 m)
of the alarm.
horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room." NFPA 72 states: "A row of detectors shall be
spaced and located within 3 ft (0.9m) of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally."
ANYWHERE ALONG
THIS BOLD SURFACE
Not within 6 feet of appliances
Figure 7-B
Locations permitted for smoke
alarms and smoke detectors
on tray-shaped ceilings.
Figure 7-C
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