Archive for September 29th, 2010

Get Alarmed! First Alert Survey Shows a Majority of American Homes Are Under-protected from Fire, Carbon Monoxide

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Even those who believe they are educated on CO and fire safety and are equipped with CO and smoke alarms are at risk according to First Alert’s study, which revealed that two thirds (66%) of U.S. households are not in compliance with the national recommendation for the number of smoke alarms set by the National Fire Protection Association (www.nfpa.org). Even more alarming is the 90% of homes that do not meet the recommendation for number of carbon monoxide detectors, including 40% that report having zero working carbon monoxide detectors.