smoke alarms

[cda]

for those that either giveaway, install or recommend smoke alarms in homes

are you giving away

photo??

or

ion type alarms??

or

dual??

for those that recommend are you recommending

photo ??

or

ion type alarm ??

or dual ???

 

[permitguy]

We don't give them away, and we don't have an official departmental policy. If someone happens to ask me, I'd recommend dual.

 

[mark handler]

It is not a matter of the type is is a matter of is it working.

Of all fire deaths in the United States last year, 38 percent of those were in homes without a working smoke detector. (NFPA)

 

[FM William Burns]

We give away Ionization and Carbon Monoxide detectors to needy residents (excluding landlords) and document their receipt by having them fill out a Residential Self-Inspection Form before receiving detectors. This data goes into the property file. In addition we provide our citizens with a tri-fold explaining our detector ordinance, placement, distribution, types, selection and maintenance as well as links to our department website with additional information on fire prevention and our recommendation on the use of combination detection schemes. We give out the Ionization since we get a bigger bang for our costs. The CO’s are purchased through donations we receive annually for the detector program.

 

[beach]

We give out and install ionization smoke alarms to citizens with limited income, we also provide and install batteries. The smokes and batteries are donated to us and we pass it along. Of course, if photo's were donated to us, we'd be giving those out instead.....

 

[JBI]

If you're asking for opinions, I agree that a combination approach is most sensible. Two different modes for two different types of potential disaster.

 

[Keystone]

If you have a choice use the dual sensor.

Township attempted a program, sought donations from bigbox stores but no response after multiple requests up and down thier food chain. Would like to explore other avenues, any suggestions?

 

[JBI]

Keystone, have you asked the manufacturers of the alarms?

 

[cda]

check with red cross, meals on wheels

http://kck.redcross.org/index.php?pr=Smoke_Alarms

http://www.cdc.gov/washington/cdcatWork/pdf/meals_on_wheels.pdf

see if some eagle scout to be wants to do a smoke alarm connection program

any clubs, vfw, social clubs, high school clubs looking for projects

insurance companies use to have grants

firehouse sub if you have one near by

http://www.firehousesubs.com/FirehouseSubs/files/d0/d0a96b91-0d90-4186-b94a-457e1cfb2b5e.pdf

http://www.firehousesubs.com/Foundation-Overview.aspx

 

[itsasurewin]

We do not give any smoke alarms away but if I was to suggest Photoelectric or Ionization. I would recommend a PHOTOELECTRIC because it's best suited for bedroom, kitchen, living room fires and respond more quickly to smoldering fire than an ionization. Fires that you would expect in a home. But the best option would be a DUAL Smoke Alarm. Both responds to smoldering and flaming fires.

 

[FM William Burns]

Please remember that one is more prone to a lack of a tenable atmosphere in a flaming fire due to the heat and CO production as indicated in studies provided herewith in other threads previously. The key for citizens as mentioned is to have them either install Photo, Ionization or combination and to assure citizens maintain them. A Ionization will still respond in a smoldering atmosphere within acceptable limits for eascpability regardless of fire signature and whatever study one evaluates. The key again is educating civilians of the importance of using a combination detection scheme.