Make sure the detector works properly
and have not been painted over (all yrs)AFD Smoke Detector Checklist
Homes built between 1975 and 1998 are required to have hard wired interconnected smoke detectors outside the bedrooms and one detector on each floor at the top of the stairs (the detector at the top of the stairs can be the same detector required outside the bedroom).
Homes built after 1998, smoke detectors are required to be interconnected and have a battery backup. Smoke detectors are required in each bedroom, outside the bedroom and at the top of each flight of stairs. A single detector can satisfy multiple location requirements, if sited properly. There must also be one smoke detector on each level and one smoke detector for each 1,200 square feet of living space.
Smoke Detector Checklist
Make sure the detector works properly
and have not been painted over (all yrs)
Test one detector and all detectors in
the residents should activate (1975-2006)
Make sure all detectors are
mounted securely to the ceiling (all yrs)
In the immediate vicinity of the
bedrooms (all)
In all bedrooms (1998-2006)
In each story of a dwelling unit,
including basements and cellars, but not including crawl spaces and
uninhabitable attics (all)
In residential units of 1,200 square
feet or more, automatic fire detectors, in the form of smoke detectors shall be
provided for each 1,200 square feet of area or part thereof (all)
Any smoke detector located within 20
feet of a kitchen or bathroom containing a tub or shower must be a
photoelectric type (all)
In unfinished construction, detectors
should be mounted on the bottom of floor joists (all)
Smoke detectors in a room with a
ceiling sloped greater than one foot in eight feet horizontally, should be
located on the high side of the ceiling (all)
Smoke detectors should not be located
within three (3) feet of a door to a bathroom containing a tub or a shower or
the supply registers of a forced air HVAC system (all)
26F Inspection for Home Sales
For inspection information and scheduling please call the Ashland Fire Prevention Office at (508) 881-0132 between 8 am and 6 pm Monday through Friday
SMOKE DETECTOR LOCATION PLAN
