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Vermont Legislation

    1. Photoelectric Smoke Alarms 

    2. •Senate Bill S226, passed and requires that:
      “Single-family owner occupied homes have a photoelectric smoke detector on each floor and outside any bedrooms.  Combination photoelectric and ionization smoke detectors cannot be used as an alternative for these locations because of the false alarms that are more common with ionization. People disarm the detectors.  38% of the smoke detectors in fatal fires had smoke detectors that had been disabled by the occupant.
      These detectors must
      be photoelectric only.
      Ionization can be used in addition to
      the photoelectrics that are required,
      but must be separate.”

    3. •Vermont’s Governor Jim Douglas signed the bill
      on May 29, 2008 at the Barre City Fire Department

Vermont asked the same question as Massachusetts after a tragedy occurred that involved relatives of a local fire chief.  You will see how they rallied to change the legislation in Vermont after the tragedy.  The fire took the lives of a mother and four children.  The house was well equipped with ionization detectors that didn’t sound in time to save the family.  The fire officials instinctively knew the alarms failed the family and you are about to see a film on what they did to inform the public.  First, let’s look at how Vermont’s Fire Smoke Alarm laws were changed.  (Read slide and point out that all smoke alarms required must be Photoelectric).

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    1. Governor Douglas Signing Bill

    2. mandating photoelectric smoke alarms