Providing a Fire Warning System
Household fires are especially dangerous at night.
Fires produce smoke and deadly gases that can
overcome occupants while they sleep. To warn
against fire, smoke detectors should be installed out-
side of each separate sleeping area in the immediate
vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional story
of the family living unit, including basements.
Having and Practicing an Escape Plan
There often may be very little time between detection
of a fire and the time that it becomes deadly. This
interval may be as little as one or two minutes.
Advance warning of a fire may be wasted unless the
family has planned in advance for a rapid exit from
their residence.
Notes:
1. Plan and practice for fire conditions with the
focus on rapid exit from the residence.
2. Drills should be held so that all family members
know what to do.
3. Each person should plan for the possibility that an
exit out of the bedroom window may be necessary.
An exit out of the residence that does not require
the opening of a bedroom door is essential.
Provision for the Disabled
For special circumstances where life-safety of some
occupant(s) depends upon prompt rescue by others,
the fire warning system includes a means of prompt,
automatic notification to those who are to be
depended upon for the rescue.
Testing your System
It is recommend that your system be tested once a
week. Contact your monitoring station BEFORE and
AFTER testing.
Burglar Alarm Testing
With the system disarmed and the “
READY
” light on,
activate motion detectors (walk in protected area).
Open and close protected doors. Observe the zone
light. It should come on following each activation.
If keypad panic keys are enabled (check with your
installer), pushing one of these keys will initiate a
local alarm (if programmed) and a signal to be trans-
mitted to the monitoring station (if programmed).
Your installer can advise you of the best way to test
your particular system.
Fire Alarm Testing
CAUTION: Do not use open flame or burning mate-
rials to test your fire detection devices.
Contact your alarm installer to discuss
safe methods to test your system.
System Maintenance
Under normal use, your system requires virtually no
maintenance other than regular testing. It is recom-
mended that the standby battery be changed every
three years.
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