Most home fires start in the kitchen and are caused by cooking on a stove. To keep your kitchen safe, it’s important to have both smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in your home.
- Fire Extinguisher: You never know when a fire might start, so it’s important to keep a fire extinguisher within reach in your kitchen at all times. Fire extinguishers are now available in attractive designs and designer finishes that blend in with your kitchen décor.
- Smoke Alarms: It’s important to install smoke alarms throughout your home including bedrooms, hallways, living rooms, dens, and in stairways. The kitchen itself is not the best place for a smoke alarm, since it will often go off when cooking. Instead, locate a smoke alarm in an adjacent room to avoid nuisance alarms while still giving a quick response time. Wireless smoke alarm systems are available that all sound in unison when one is activated.
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Further Information
- Fire Safety for Your Home (video/article)
- Installing Smoke Alarms in Your Home (video)
- How to Install CO Detectors in Your Home (video)
