Smoke alarms by the numbers:
- In 2007-2011, smoke alarms sounded in half of the home fires reported to U.S. fire departments.
- Three of every five home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
- No smoke alarms were present in more than one-third (37%) of the home fire deaths.
Source: NFPA’s “Smoke Alarms in U.S. Home Fires” report, (March 2014)
