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Smoke alarms are proven to save lives by giving those in a fire and early enough alert to safely escape. Some homeowners find installation to be confusing. Many homeowners are unsure about how many alarms are necessary, what kinds are best for their home and where exactly to install them. Proper maintenance is just as important as installing them.
Basic Tips:
1) Smoke alarms are made to detect two kinds of smoke – smoldering and flaming. Not all are made to detect both kinds. It is best to purchase ones which detect and alert to both kinds of smoke, called dual-sensing alarms. A good quality, dual-sensing alarm can be purchased for under $30.
2) Convenient Features – If it’s in your budget, consider purchasing an one with new and convenient features. Some of the features available include a remote control which can be used to turn the alarm off. Other features include an easy- opening battery box and an easy-access test button.
3) Many new homes require hard wired smoke alarms. An experienced residential electrician can easily hard wire them for you. If you sleep with your doors closed and have young children, consider having yours hard wired. This will cause all the smoke alarms in the home to go on in the case of a fire.
4) Research shows that younger children awake quicker to a smoke alarm that uses voice activation. Voice activation uses a loud, familiar voice instead of a siren. Strobe lights are available for the hearing impaired.
Installation Tips:
1) Alarms should be installed in every bedroom, at the top of every stairwell, in the basement, in the kitchen and in hallways. There should be a minimum of one on every level of your home.
2) They are most effective when installed on a ceiling or wall. Ceiling ones should be installed at least 4 inches away from the nearest wall. Wall smoke alarms should be installed about 12 inches away from the ceiling. Install them at least 20 feet from appliances, such as furnaces and ovens. For pitched ceilings, they should be installed near the ceilings highest point.
3) They should not be installed near doors, windows, or vents as it could cause them to work inefficiently.
Maintenance Tips:
1) Test monthly by pressing the test button located on the outside cover.
2) Replace batteries at least twice a year. Schedule the battery replacement for the weekends when the clocks are changed. That way, you’ll remember easily.
3) Never paint over a smoke alarm.
4) Replace after 10 years.
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Are Amber or clear/white dash strobes, or lightbars legal to mount on civilian vehicles in California?
I work security for the fairgrounds at a city that I will not disclose the name of, and I have recently been assigned to the Perimeter Patrol Unit. The job consists of driving and patrolling around the grounds and patrolling its many parking garages. I love my new assignment, but the slow golf cart like vehicles we have to use to patrol are COMPLETELY unpractical for catching loiterers and people engaging in illegal activity on the grounds. My supervisor says I cannot use my private vehicle to patrol because it does not have the required amber or clear/white security lights, and he is unsure if I can legally mount strobes or a lightbar on my vehicle. Now I know red and blue is totally illegal, but I’ve have no clue about amber or clear/white. So, my question is exactly that. Can I legally mount amber or clear/white dash and rear-window strobes, or an amber or clear/white lightbar on my privately owned vehicle here in California? And is it illegal for civilian vehicles to have sirens?
Probably not: flashing lights are not permitted unless specifically allowed by California law, including hazard flashers on ordinary vehicles, which may only be used in specific ways. However, one could argue that the California Vehicle Code does not apply to a vehicle that is not being operated on a public way.
The vehicle owned by a security company, if properly marked, registered and licensed, is authorized to be operated on a public highway by personnel properly registered with Consumer Affairs, and may be EQUIPPED with amber lights, but the lights may not be operated unless instructed by law enforcement.
If owned and operated exclusively on private property, in a place where the state vehicle code has been made applicable by local ordinance, a vehicle owned and operated by a security company may display flashing amber lights when being operated to protect life or property.
This appears to say that you need to check your local ordinances regarding vehicle code at the fairgrounds, and you’re all set if they don’t apply the vehicle code and it’s all private property.
In other words, if you’re only attaching the flashing lights and using them while on private property, on a vehicle clearly marked for SECURITY, there is a good chance that the police will give you the benefit of the doubt. However, the lights would have to be removed before driving on the highway again.
Your local police supervisors can get you the correct answer as far as whether they want to enforce the laws against someone doing their job on private property.
