1. c.
You are required by law to have a smoke alarm on every level of your home. All homes, including single level homes and apartments, should have smoke alarms near the kitchen and outside all sleeping areas.
2. a.
Cooking with grease is the most common cause of kitchen fires. However, careless smoking is a major cause of fatal home fires; smoker's material, mainly cigarettes, accounts for one in four fire fatalities. And children must never, never play with matches.
3. a.
Test your battery monthly to make sure it's working by pushing the test button. Twice a year, use a smouldering cotton string, cigarette or incense until the smoke makes the alarm sound. Replace batteries every year, or when you hear intermittent beeping.
4. c.
A fire in a living room can produce life-threatening conditions in a bedroom in two minutes or less.
5. a.
By law, smoke alarms sold in Canada must meet the ULC (Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada) Standard for Smoke Alarms. This label assures the product meets Canadian standards.
