Smoke Alarms and CO Detectors: What You Should Know

Are Your Smoke and CO Detectors In the Right Place and Working

Thank you for your interest in Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detector Safety! Please use this information to learn more about smoke alarms and CO detectors and where they should be located.

Smoke alarms and CO detectors are each an integral part of home safety. Arguably two of the most important inventions in the last 50 years, the household smoke alarm and the CO detector have the ability to alert you and anyone in your household to a potential emergency. This alert can provide you and your family with enough time to exit to safety. Ensuring the alarms are working is one of the most important parts of household safety planning.

See a few FAQs we at the Hanover Fire Department receive when we talk with folks about smoke alarms and CO detectors.

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Thank you for reading through to the end here. If you are left with any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email us at the Hanover Fire Department or call 603-640-3399. Be well and be safe!