Smoke Detectors. Every 83 seconds a residential fire breaks

Category: Related Articles | Posted on Wednesday 28 July 2010 3:20 am |

Every 83 seconds a residential fire breaks out in the United States.  Each year, residential fires injure over 39,000 American children under the age of 14.   In two-thirds of these homes, the smoke detector either doesn’t work or doesn’t exist.    Statistics show that installing a smoke detector saves lives.   According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), “Homes with a smoke detector typically have a death rate that is 40 to 50 percent less …

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