Hear the BEEP where you SLEEP
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.
For the best
protection, install
interconnected
smoke alarms in
your home. When
one sounds, they
all sound.
years
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.
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 cellphone 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.org
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