Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm!

Half of home fire deaths happen between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep.

• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of the home, including the basement. Larger homes may need more alarms.
• For the best protection, install interconnected smoke alarms in your home. When one sounds, they all sound.
• Test alarms at least once a month by pushing the test button.
• Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or if they do not sound when tested.
• Some people, especially children and older adults may need help to wake up. Make sure someone will wake them if the smoke alarm sounds.
• When the smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside. Go to your outside meeting place.
• Call the fire department from a cell phone or a neighbor’s phone. Stay outside until the fire department says it’s safe to go back inside.

www.usfa.fema.gov

www.nfpa.gov