Colington Volunteer Fire Department

Kill Devil Hills, NC

Smoke Alarm Information

Smoke Alarms

Smoke alarms save lives. Smoke alarms that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries. If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out. Keep your family safe by installing smoke alarms and testing them monthly to make sure they work.

Smoke alarms are powered by battery or by your home’s electrical system. If the smoke alarm is powered by battery, it runs on either a disposable nine-volt battery or a non-replaceable 10-year lithium (“long-life”) battery. Alarms that get power from your home’s electrical system, or “hardwired,” usually have a back-up battery that will need to be replaced once a year.

Is your smoke alarm still working? A smoke alarm with a dead or missing battery is the same as having no smoke alarm at all. A smoke alarm only works when it is properly installed and regularly tested. Take care of your smoke alarms according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Below are some general maintenance tips.

Smoke alarm powered by a nine-volt battery

  • Test the alarm monthly.
  • Replace the batteries at least once every year.
  • Replace the entire smoke alarm every 10 years.

Smoke alarm powered by a 10-year lithium (or “long-life”) battery

  • Test the alarm monthly.
  • Since you cannot (and should not) replace the lithium battery, replace the entire smoke alarm according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Smoke alarm that is hardwired into your home’s electrical system

  • Test the alarm monthly.
  • Replace the backup battery at least once every year.
  • Replace the entire smoke alarm every 10 years.
  • Three out of five home fire deaths in 2009-2013 were caused by fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
  • Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half.
  • In fires considered large enough to activate the smoke alarm, hardwired alarms operated 94% of the time, while battery powered alarms operated 80% of the time.
  • When smoke alarms fail to operate, it is usually because batteries are missing, disconnected, or dead.
  • An ionization smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires and a photoelectric smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. For the best protection, or where extra time is needed to awaken or assist others, both types of alarms, or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms are recommended.

Not sure about your smoke alarm?  Our firefighters will come to your home and do a courtesy inspection.  Simply call the station at 252-441-6234 to schedule a visit.

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Sending a very Happy Birthday to our very own authentic Irishman, firefighter Brian Kerlin! Word on the street is that this is number 50. But we won't tell. Have a great day! ... See MoreSee Less

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Today, we have a two-fer for you. Happy Happy Birthday to two of our awesome members, Steve Kovacs and Kris Bush. (one is a LOT older than the other 😆)

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Smoke alarms are "sound" advice!CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS, CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES!
This weekend, when you change your clocks forward, don't forget to also replace the batteries in your smoke and CO alarms. It only takes a few seconds but could save your life! For more #firesafety info, visit: www.ncosfm.gov/.../fire-prevention.../smoke-alarms
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Smoke alarms are sound advice!
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2023 Monthly Calls

2023EMSFire
Jan374
Feb223
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2022 Monthly Calls

MonthEMSFire
Jan4515
Feb3810
Mar3517
Apr4014
May5519
Jun4411
Jul4520
Aug3817
Sep3318
Oct4311
Nov355
Dec4217
Total493174

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108 Schoolhouse Rd
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

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