Kidde PI2000CA - Manual (Page 22)

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Fire Safety
• Stay close to the floor if the air is smoky. Breathe shallowly
through a cloth, wet if possible.
• Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make
sure everyone is there.
• Call the fire department from your neighbor’s home–not
from yours!
• Don’t return to your home until the fire officials say that it
is all right to do so.
There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be
effective to protect against fire as noted by the NFPA and UL.
For instance:
a) smoking in bed
b) leaving children home alone
c) cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline
d) fires where the victim is intimate with a flaming initiated
fire; for example, when a person’s clothes catch fire
while cooking
e) fires where the smoke is prevented from reaching the
detector due to a closed door or other obstruction
f) incendiary fires where the fire grows so rapidly that an
occupant’s egress is blocked even with properly located
detectors
NRC Information
Ionization type smoke alarms use a very small amount of a
radioactive element in the sensing chamber to enable
detection of visible and invisible combustion products. The
radioactive element is safely contained in the chamber and
requires no adjustments or maintenance. This smoke alarm
meets or exceeds all government standards. It is manufactured
and distributed under license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.