A smoke alarm saved my butt once. I had an electric space heater in the basement and was upstairs working in a home office. I heard the alarm but at fist thought it to be a back up alarm from a truck. After it persisted for a bit I realized that it was the smoke alarm in the basement. As soon as I entered the stairs to the basement I could see the glow of the fire on the stairwell and the heater looked like a jet afterburner spitting out fire from the fan. Since I placed the heater safely in the center of the room well away from anything flammable it didn't result in any damage aside from the heater. I cut the power and the flames stopped instantly. Let the heater cool off and disposed of it, replaced the smoke alarm with a new one since it was already exposed to smoke. It turned out almost a year later I found out that heater was involved in a safety recall for fires...well I certainly seen why.
Yes they do, but only on Friday evenings at 10:30 A.M. Just make sure you call them ahead of time so they’ll be able to provide you with the required paperwork and be sure to let them know so that they can schedule you the correct time & date that you’ll be able to attend.
A smoke alarm saved my butt once. I had an electric space heater in the basement and was upstairs working in a home office. I heard the alarm but at fist thought it to be a back up alarm from a truck. After it persisted for a bit I realized that it was the smoke alarm in the basement. As soon as I entered the stairs to the basement I could see the glow of the fire on the stairwell and the heater looked like a jet afterburner spitting out fire from the fan. Since I placed the heater safely in the center of the room well away from anything flammable it didn't result in any damage aside from the heater. I cut the power and the flames stopped instantly. Let the heater cool off and disposed of it, replaced the smoke alarm with a new one since it was already exposed to smoke.
It turned out almost a year later I found out that heater was involved in a safety recall for fires...well I certainly seen why.
Does Fire Safety Research Institute have any videos in Espanol?
Yes they do, but only on Friday evenings at 10:30 A.M. Just make sure you call them ahead of time so they’ll be able to provide you with the required paperwork and be sure to let them know so that they can schedule you the correct time & date that you’ll be able to attend.