Fire safety is not to be taken lightly. It is common sense and the law that each property has properly functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Based on the size of the property, it may be required to have multiple safety alarms. When we are asleep or a property is vacant and at its most vulnerable to fire hazards, it’s imperative to have a working and correctly installed smoke and CO alarms.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, in about a quarter of all house fires, a smoke alarm was present, but it was not functioning, and therefore did not sound. Don’t make that mistake!

• Test your smoke alarms every 30 days by pressing the “test” button and waiting for the alarm to sound.
• Replace all smoke alarms that are 10 years old or older.
• Make sure there are working smoke alarms on every level of the home and outside of every sleeping area.