1. Orange County Safe Apartment Online Training: Maintaining Working Smoke Alarms in Apartment Homes

2. Risk Message More than 2,000 people in the United States, die each year in residential fires with no working smoke alarm. Working smoke alarms save lives during fires.

3. Participant will Learn Smoke Alarm Requirements by: Understanding the risk associated with not maintaining your smoke alarm in good working condition. Knowing the type of smoke alarm system installed in your apartment community. Identifying whether or not the smoke alarm in your apartment community are provided in the proper locations. Learning why it is important to establish a policy that ensures the smoke alarms are maintained in good working condition.

4. History of Smoke Alarms By January 1, 1987 the Health and Safety Code require all residential units to be equipped with smoke alarm devices. Since the early 1970’s apartments which are three (3) or more stories in height or which contain fifteen (15) or more units under one roof are generally required to provide a monitored automatic fire alarm system. Various system designs may exist depending on the year the complex was built.

5. Know your Types of Smoke Alarms Systems

12. Powered by a low voltage power supply.

13. Connected to a fire alarm control unit

14. Will dial a central control station, which contacts the fire department

15. If you have a commercial fire alarm system, it shall be tested by a licensed fire alarm company at least once a year

17. Smoke Alarms Install – Have the right type of smoke alarm in the right places. Inspect – Test your smoke alarms and teach your residence how to test them too. Protect – Have a plan for what to do when a smoke alarms activates and inform your residence on what to too when they hear a smoke alarm.

18. Smoke Alarm Review Please complete the smoke alarm review: Smoke Alarm Review