{"id":73724,"date":"2016-10-03T07:22:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T11:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=73724"},"modified":"2016-10-02T21:33:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T01:33:33","slug":"every-smoke-alarm-has-an-expiration-date-whats-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=73724","title":{"rendered":"Every smoke alarm has an expiration date: What\u2019s yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"2016_575x200_lo\"<\/a>Madison County Volunteer Fireman\u2019s Association urges all residents to know how old<\/i><\/div>\n
their smoke alarms are, and to replace them every 10 years<\/i><\/div>\n
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Does your home have a smoke alarm? According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the answer is likely yes: NFPA research shows that most American homes have at least one. But do you know how old your smoke alarms are? If you\u2019re like most people, you\u2019re probably not so sure.<\/div>\n
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A recent survey conducted by NFPA revealed that only a small percentage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced. That lack of awareness is a concern for Madison County Fire Departments and NFPA, along with fire departments throughout the country, because smoke alarms don\u2019t last forever.<\/div>\n

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\u201cTime and again, I\u2019ve seen the life-saving impact smoke alarms can have in a home fire, but I\u2019ve also seen the tragedy that can result when smoke alarms aren\u2019t working properly\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re making a concerted effort to educate the residents of Madison County about the overall importance of smoke alarms, and that they do have a life limit.\u201d<\/div>\n
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NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code<\/i>\u00ae, requires smoke alarms be replaced at least every 10 years, but because the public is generally unaware of this requirement, many homes have smoke alarms past their expiration date, putting people at increased risk.<\/div>\n
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As the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years, NFPA is promoting this year\u2019s Fire Prevention Week campaign, \u201cDon\u2019t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years,\u201d to better educate the public about the critical importance of knowing how old their smoke alarms are and replacing them once they\u2019re 10 years old. Fire Prevention Week is October 9-15, 2016.<\/div>\n
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Check with your local fire departments to find out when they are hosting events in support of Fire Prevention Week and this year\u2019s campaign.<\/div>\n
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To find out how old your smoke alarm is and its expiration date, simply look on the back of the alarm where the date of manufacture is marked. The smoke alarm should be replaced 10 years from that date (not<\/i> the date of purchase). The Madison County Volunteer Fireman\u2019s Association also reminds residents that smoke alarms should be tested monthly, and that batteries should be replaced once a year or when they begin to chirp, signaling that they\u2019re running low.<\/div>\n
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For more information on smoke alarms and this year\u2019s Fire Prevention Week campaign, \u201cDon\u2019t Wait: Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years\u201d, contact the Madison County Fireman\u2019s Association at 315-762-8624<\/a> or the office of the Madison County Emergency Manager at EM@madisoncounty.ny.gov<\/a><\/u><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Madison County Volunteer Fireman\u2019s Association urges all residents to know how old their smoke alarms are, and to replace them every 10 years Does your home have a smoke alarm? According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the answer is likely yes: NFPA research shows that most American homes have at least one. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/73725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}