Fire Safety for Adults

As you age, your risk of dying in a home fire increases. Smoke alarms installed on every level of your home, especially inside and outside bedrooms, will help reduce that risk. For the best protection, have interconnected smoke alarms. If one alarm sounds, they all sound.

• Test your smoke alarms to ensure everyone in the home can hear them, even when asleep.
*If you have hearing loss, consider getting a notification device that produces low-frequency audible signals when the smoke alarm sounds.
*If anyone in your home is deaf, install a smoke alarm with a flashing light or vibration to let you know there is a fire. You can also buy a pillow or bed shaker that will turn on when the smoke alarm sounds.

• Test each alarm every month using the test button.

• Change the batteries in smoke alarms every year. Dust or vacuum the alarms at the same time.

• Replace the entire smoke alarm every 10 years or sooner if it does not sound when you push the test button.

• Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires.

• Smoking is the leading cause of home fire deaths for adults 65 and over.