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SMOKE ALARM PROGRAM 2004

It’s Night Time,
You’re sleeping and all of a sudden your SMOKE ALARM goes off...
or does it?
Fire Chief Jim White and the Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department want you and your family to be prepared in case of a fire in your home.
Seconds can mean the difference between life and death.

FREE SMOKE ALARMS

Winter Park residents who currently DO NOT OWN a smoke alarm can receive a FREE smoke alarm installed in their home.

Please call 407-599-3610

for more information.

"This program is indicative of one of the things that is provided by the city of Winter Park to ensure that we not only live in a beautiful but also a safe place," said a resident who had no alarm until this program.

FIRE FACTS

  • According to 2002 NFPA statistics, 74% of all structure fires occur in residential properties - 55% in one- and two-family dwellings.
  • 4 out of 5 fire-related deaths occur in home fires - 69% in fires involving one- and two-family dwellings.
  • In 47% of Florida’s 2002 reported residential, structure fires, smoke alarms were present, yet 17% of them were not operational. 30% of the structures involved in reported residential fires in Florida (2002) did not have smoke alarms.
  • A living room fire can threaten an entire house in a few minutes - producing life-threatening conditions in upstairs bedrooms less than two minutes after the smoke alarm sounds.

SMOKE ALARM PROGRAM 2004
The Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department would like to take this opportunity to remind Winter Park residents that...

  • Smoke alarms save lives
    Inexpensive home smoke alarms can wake you in time to escape - cutting your chances of dying in a home fire nearly in half.
  • How many do I need?
    At least one smoke alarm should be installed on every floor of your home. A smoke alarm should be installed outside sleeping areas and in sleeping rooms. On floors without bedrooms, install alarms in living areas.
  • Where do I install alarms?
    Mount alarms high on a wall or on the ceiling. Position wall-mounted alarms with the top of the alarm 4-12 inches from the ceiling. Position ceiling-mounted alarms at least 4 inches away from the nearest wall.
  • Where should I not install alarms?
    It is not recommended to install alarms in kitchens, bathrooms, or garages where cooking fumes or exhaust might set off false alarms or in attics or other unheated spaces.
  • What maintenance is required?
    Test your smoke alarm on a monthly basis. Smoke alarm batteries should be replaced two times a year... remember “Change your clock, Change your battery.” Replace smoke detectors that are over 10 years old. In addition, clean your smoke alarm with a vacuum cleaner without removing the alarm’s cover. (SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association 2003)

 

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