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FLSS Resources: Alarms and Detectors

Updates & in the News

IAFC Supports USFA's Install. Inspect. Protect. Campaign
More than 3,000 people die in home fires each year in the United States, and most are in homes without a working smoke detector. To prevent these deaths, the USFA is sponsoring a nationwide Install. Inspect. Protect. Campaign designed to raise awareness about how working, properly installed smoke detectors can lower a person's chances of dying in a fire. The IAFC is supporting this critical effort to reduce injuries and the loss of life... Read more

IAFC Approves Position on Eliminating Unwanted and Nuisance Fire Alarm Activations
The IAFC adopted a position giving direction to the fire service and the alarms industry on ways to combat the pervasive problem of unwanted and nuisance fire alarm activations.

Informational Bulletin: Fog-emitting Burglar Alarms (pdf)

Tools

Smart Choices for Smoke Alarm Placement Toolkit

Position Papers

• Eliminating Unwanted and Nuisance Fire Alarm Activations
• Use of Residential Smoke Alarms

Links

• Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA)
• Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA)
• National Fire & Burglar Alarm Association (NFBAA)