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Recommended Smoke Detector Locations
TheNationalFireProtectionAssociation’s(NFPA)Standard72recommendsthefollowingplacementforsmoke
detectors:
►Earlywarningfiredetectionisbestachievedbytheinstallationoffiredetectionequipmentinallroomsand
areasofthehousehold.Theequipmentshouldbeinstalledasfollows:
l Asmokedetectorinstalledoutsideeachseparatesleepingarea,intheimmediatevicinityofthebedrooms
andoneachadditionalstoryofthefamilylivingunit,includingbasementsandexcludingcrawlspacesand
unfinishedattics.
l Inaddition,theNFPArecommendsthatyouinstallsmokedetectorsinthelivingroom,diningroom,
bedroom(s),kitchen,hallway(s),finishedattics,furnaceroom,utilityandstoragerooms,andattached
garages.Seetheimagesbelowforexamplesofsmokedetectorlocation.
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Example of 30 ft (9 m) spacing criterion for
dwellings with interior floor areas greater than
1,000 ft² (93 ). (Source: NFPA 72, National Fire
Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook, 2013.)
Example of spacing criterion of one or more smoke
alarms for every 500 ft² (46 ) of interior floor area
on every floor greater than 1000 ft² (93 ).
(Source: NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and
Signaling Code Handbook, 2013.)
Example of smoke alarm requirements for large house with multi-floor spaces.
(Source: NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook, 2013.)