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Smoke Detectors
Save Lives!
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Contact Us |
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Fire Marshal Mike
Martin |
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Deputy Fire Marshal
Dan Umlauf |
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Call 732-657-8121 |
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Fax 732-657-7348 |
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Police-Fire-EMS-Dial 9 1 1 |
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WHERE NOT TO LOCATE
SMOKE DETECTORS:
To
avoid false alarms and/or improper operation,
avoid installation of smoke detectors in the
following areas:
Kitchens: smoke
from cooking may cause a nuisance alarm.
Bathrooms: excessive
steam from a shower may cause a nuisance alarm.
Forced air ducts
used for heating or air conditioning or paddle
fans: air movement may prevent smoke from
reaching detectors.
Near furnaces of any
type – air and dust movement and normal
combustion products may cause a nuisance alarm.
The “Dead Air” space
where the ceiling meets the wall, as shown in
Figure 5.
The peak of an “A”
frame type of ceiling “Dead Air” at the top may
prevent smoke from reaching the detector.
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WHERE TO LOCATE SMOKE DETECTORS
Detectors
are to be located on every level of a residence, basement,
first floor, second floor, excluding crawl spaces and
unfinished attics and in every separate sleeping area,
between sleeping areas and living areas such as the kitchen,
garage, basement or utility room. In homes with only one
sleeping area on one floor, a detector is to be put in the
hallway outside the bedrooms as shown in Figure 1. In
single floor homes with two separate sleeping areas, two
detectors are required, outside each sleeping area as shown
in Figure 2. In multi-level homes, detectors should be
located outside sleeping areas and at every finished level
of the home as shown in Figure 3. Basement level detectors
should be located in the bottom of basement stairwells as
shown in Figure 4.
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OFFICE HOURS |
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8:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
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GENERAL
INSTALLATION OF CO DETECTORS:
CO
detectors shall be located in every sleeping area as Figure
1, Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4 below.
All CO
detectors should be installed in a competent manner and in
accordance with the manufacturer’s installation
instructions.
All CO
alarms or detectors should be located and mounted so that
accidental operation will not be caused by jarring or
vibration.
All CO
alarms or detectors should be supported independently of
their attachment to wires.
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