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Security By You Launches Brand New Website

2013-01-11 05:02:12

Security By You has launched a brand new website to provide the company’s first platform for nationwide online retail sales of its Do It Yourself (DIY) Alarm Systems. Virginia Beach, VA (PRWEB) January 10, 2013 Security By You has launched a brand new website to provide the company’s first platform for nationwide online retail sales of its Do It Yourself (DIY) Alarm Systems. The company’s new website was launched on December 3rd, 2012 and has both the industry and consumers talking....

Ponderosa Property Management Reminds Landlords of the Deadline to Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Multi-Family Units

2013-01-09 05:00:33

Beginning January 1, 2013, all multi-family homes will be required to have carbon-monoxide detectors. To make sure that landlords are in full compliance with this law, information can be found at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/codes/shl/infobulls/IB2011-01.pdj Orange, CA (PRWEB) January 08, 2013 As of July 1, 2011, California State Senate Bill 183 was signed into law, which requires all Landlords to install carbon- monoxide detectors in their single-family homes. This bill requires detectors in...

Mississippi Home Security Customers of Elite Security Services Now Enjoying Fire Safety with the Recently Launched Smoke Detection Device

2012-12-15 05:03:35

Elite Security Services has just added yet another advanced device to their impressive range of Mississippi home security packages. The recently introduced smoke detection device provides protection to the homeowners from fire hazards without any additional expenditure (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 Elite Security Services has just introduced their new smoke detection device to make further progress in the Mississippi home security industry. This advanced device is now offering reliable...

Fire and Smoke Alarm Manufacturing in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld

2012-12-15 05:01:43

Revenue for the Fire and Smoke Alarm Manufacturing industry nearly went up in flames as construction levels severely decreased during the recession, but as the economy recovered, construction levels rose, bringing the industry back to steady revenue growth. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Fire and Smoke Alarm Manufacturing industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 The Fire and Smoke Alarm...

Carbon Monoxide Exposure a Threat in California Homes During Heating Season; Accounts for 700 Injuries and Hospitalizations Each Year

2012-11-27 08:28:22

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the heating season begins, owners of multi-family homes in California have an added reason to make sure carbon monoxide (CO) detectors are installed in their properties: the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, which requires multi-family homes to install carbon monoxide detectors within the home by January 1, 2013. A recent study found that in California only one in ten homes have CO detectors and nationally, only 34 percent of...

Survey Finds Annoying Chirp Distracts from Safety; Families at Risk

2012-11-19 16:32:56

MEBANE, N.C., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A smoke alarm's low battery chirp is the number one home fire safety complaint among American homeowners who participated in a recent survey conducted by Kelton on behalf of Kidde, the leading manufacturer of residential fire safety products. In fact, 61 percent of respondents have left their alarm without a working battery. Kidde's new Worry-Free line of smoke alarms with a 10-year sealed-in lithium battery aims to solve common consumer...

Change Clocks, Replace Batteries in Smoke Alarms, Carbon Monoxide Detectors this Weekend

2012-11-02 11:23:50

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann urges residents to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they turn their clocks back this weekend. "Tragically, every year in Pennsylvania, people require medical treatment or even die due to carbon monoxide poisoning," Mann said. "These devices are not expensive, they save lives, and once they're installed, need to be maintained regularly." Working smoke...

Survey Reveals Millions of American Homeowners Are Unaware of Fire Safety Basics

2012-11-01 15:25:36

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With results from a recent survey indicating that a staggering number of Americans don't know the basics of home fire safety, Kidde, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and Help the Good Guys today introduced "Be a Hero, Save a Hero," a fire safety campaign focused on educating homeowners to reduce the risk that firefighters face every time they respond to a house fire call. Kidde is the leading manufacturer of residential fire...

New "Smart" Smoke Alarm Technology Answers TODAY Show Concerns

2012-10-03 10:25:27

OWINGS MILLS, Md., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to this morning's TODAY show segment on the dangers of delayed warnings from current smoke alarms, Universal Security Instruments reminds consumers about the new IoPhic smoke and fire alarm with patented microprocessor technology. IoPhic smoke and fire alarms are very effective at detecting fast flaming fires and also respond very quickly to slow smoldering fires- up to 87% faster*** than the maximum allowable alarm limit....

University Study Shows New 'Smart' Smoke Alarm Helps Reduce False Alarms And Helps Save Lives

2012-09-26 02:30:10

OWINGS MILLS, Md., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Fire Protection Association, nuisance alarms or "false" alarms, are the leading cause for intentionally disabled smoke alarms in America. Unfortunately, each fire season also brings reports of serious injuries and deaths, and roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths happen in houses with no smoke alarms or working smoke alarms*. A recent study from the University of Maryland's School of Fire Protection...