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<blockquote data-quote="Oklahomabassin" data-source="post: 2371063" data-attributes="member: 1546"><p>Properly placed working smoke detectors save lives. Residential smoke detectors save property.</p><p></p><p>Do we really need studies to examine this? Let us use our heads on this and think. If we are sleeping and there is a fire, and no smoke detectors and no sprinkler system. What happens? You likely die of smoke inhalation before the fire actually gets to you. How do we know this? Because more often than not with a fire suppressed by a responding fire department, the bodies are recovered without burns. Now there are several variables that can have different results. Smoking in bed can lead to a fire in your immediate area and then we find a charred body if a smoke detector didn't wake them up. </p><p></p><p>With residential sprinkler system: I will start with a question. If made aware of a fire (smoke detector sounding) how much time will it take you to evacuate quickly? (It is recommended to practice fire drills in the home, especially with kids) It won't take more than a minute or minute and a half if you seriously concentrate on getting OUT! Without a smoke detector, even with a sprinkler system, there will still be toxic fumes and smoke. Granted most homes with sprinkler systems are new construction and have wired in smoke detectors, preventing the old missing/old batteries that is a common theme. The lives saved can be attributed to being made aware of the fire, not because of extinguishing. </p><p></p><p>Commercial sprinkler systems are more likely to save lives. Often in large expansive buildings, large numbers of people and minimal means of egress. Couple that with panic and mass chaos and it is a recipe for disaster. I challenge people to look for emergency exits and that could hinder your escape. Casinos, for example, with all the electronics and smoking could be a fire hazard. Emergency exits are identified with a lit red "EXIT", but in a casino with lights everywhere flashing, coupled with smoke that rises, will that sign stand out up there in the smoke? Lets look at malls, your escape time will likely be several minutes because even a track star can't run through a crowd of people. Fire sprinkler systems in a commercial setting will save lives. </p><p></p><p>Folks if you aren't sure if your smoke alarms work, test them! If you aren't sure if they are in the best locations, call the non emergency number for your responding fire department and ask for assistance. Talk over the escape plans and a meeting point for your household in the event of a fire and PRACTICE it. Practice it in the day, practice it in the night. Check those smoke detectors and practice the escape in the event of a fire! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Why are you still reading? Go check those detectors!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oklahomabassin, post: 2371063, member: 1546"] Properly placed working smoke detectors save lives. Residential smoke detectors save property. Do we really need studies to examine this? Let us use our heads on this and think. If we are sleeping and there is a fire, and no smoke detectors and no sprinkler system. What happens? You likely die of smoke inhalation before the fire actually gets to you. How do we know this? Because more often than not with a fire suppressed by a responding fire department, the bodies are recovered without burns. Now there are several variables that can have different results. Smoking in bed can lead to a fire in your immediate area and then we find a charred body if a smoke detector didn't wake them up. With residential sprinkler system: I will start with a question. If made aware of a fire (smoke detector sounding) how much time will it take you to evacuate quickly? (It is recommended to practice fire drills in the home, especially with kids) It won't take more than a minute or minute and a half if you seriously concentrate on getting OUT! Without a smoke detector, even with a sprinkler system, there will still be toxic fumes and smoke. Granted most homes with sprinkler systems are new construction and have wired in smoke detectors, preventing the old missing/old batteries that is a common theme. The lives saved can be attributed to being made aware of the fire, not because of extinguishing. Commercial sprinkler systems are more likely to save lives. Often in large expansive buildings, large numbers of people and minimal means of egress. Couple that with panic and mass chaos and it is a recipe for disaster. I challenge people to look for emergency exits and that could hinder your escape. Casinos, for example, with all the electronics and smoking could be a fire hazard. Emergency exits are identified with a lit red "EXIT", but in a casino with lights everywhere flashing, coupled with smoke that rises, will that sign stand out up there in the smoke? Lets look at malls, your escape time will likely be several minutes because even a track star can't run through a crowd of people. Fire sprinkler systems in a commercial setting will save lives. Folks if you aren't sure if your smoke alarms work, test them! If you aren't sure if they are in the best locations, call the non emergency number for your responding fire department and ask for assistance. Talk over the escape plans and a meeting point for your household in the event of a fire and PRACTICE it. Practice it in the day, practice it in the night. Check those smoke detectors and practice the escape in the event of a fire! Why are you still reading? Go check those detectors! [/QUOTE]
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