| Smoke Detector Information Presented By The Barre City Fire Department |
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| SMOKE DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY AND THE INVESTIGATION OF FATAL FIRES It has a very good explanation on the difference in technologies. It was originally published in the IAAI Magazine in May of 2000. |
| Written by: Joseph M. Fleming Deputy Chief / Fire Marshal Boston Fire Department 115 Southampton Street Boston, MA 02118 |
| The World Fire Safety Foundation 71 RiverSprings Country Club 64 Gilston Road, Nerang Queensland, Australia 4211 |
| CONSUMER ALERT - Smoke Alarms Fail Read about several court cases including a five hundred million dollar class action law-suit against the smoke detector industry. Read extracts from several TV documentaries and articles about fire deaths resulting from ineffective smoke alarms, the ones that are probably 'protecting' you and your family right now! Why is it that your smoke alarms can go off when you burn the toast but may not detect smoke in time to save you in a smouldering fire, the type that often kills? Learn how fire-fighters, fire officials, fire engineers and consumer advocates have been 'battling the system' for decades, trying (unsuccessfully) to make your home and family safe from fire. Underwriter's Laboratories, the world's largest product certification organization testing of ionization smoke alarms comes under fire. Read what Fire Chiefs and high level government officials have to say about UL's inadequate smoke alarm testing procedures. |
| I.A.F.C. Residential Smoke Alarm Report [TOP] WHAT SHOULD FIRE-FIGHTERS BE TELLING THE PUBLIC? This report, written by a special committee of senior American Fire Chiefs advises Fire Chiefs how to respond when asked: "...which detector to buy, how many ... should an ionization, photoelectric, gas or heat detector be purchased?" On page 5, under 'The Fire Chief's Recomendation' the report recomends a test to demonstrate the dangerous problem with ionization alarms which resulted in the Fire Chiefs stating that they could "...take no other course but to recomend the installation of photoelectric [NOT ionization] detectors." |
| The International Association of Fire Chiefs 4025 Fair Ridge Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033 | Tel: 703-273-0911 |
| UL - Letters to Underwriter's Laboratories World Fire Safety Foundation writes to UL Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) is the world's largest Standards/Testing organisation. It stamps its 'seal of approval' on over 19 billion products annually and states that it has "set the entire foundation for product-safety certification." For almost 30 years senior fire industry officials have requested that UL addresses their inadequate testing procedures that allow dangerous ionization smoke alarms to be 'certified as safe'. The Foundation's letters addresses UL's alleged, seriously flawed testing program. The Foundation challenges the fire industry, the media, fire-fighters and especially the public to read these letters and discover the root cause behind the global problem with the type of alarms supposedly 'protecting' hundreds of millions of families around the world. |
| The World Fire Safety Foundation 71 RiverSprings Country Club 64 Gilston Road, Nerang Queensland, Australia 4211 |
| Public / Privite Fire Safety Council |
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| Firefighter Matthew J. Cetin & Deputy Chief Russell Ashe Mcetin@BarreCityFire.org Rashe@BarreCityFire.org |