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4. Call the Fire Brigade immediately on a mobile phone or from

a neighbour's house. Make sure to call the Brigade for all fires

no matter how small - fires can suddenly spread. Also call the

Brigade even if the alarm is automatically transmitted to a

remote manned centre - the link may have failed.

5. NEVER re-enter a burning house.

Limitations of Fire Alarms

Fire Alarms have significantly helped to reduce the number of fire fatalities in countries

where they are widely installed. However independent authorities have stated that they may

be ineffective in some circumstances. There are a number of reasons for this:

• The alarms will not work if the mains power is off and the battery back-up is depleted.

NOTE: Constant exposure to high or low temperatures or high humidity may reduce the

life of the battery.

• Alarms will not detect fire if sufficient smoke / heat does not reach the alarm. Smoke / heat

may be prevented from reaching the alarm if, for example, the fire is too far away, if the fire

is on another floor, behind a closed door, in a chimney, in a wall cavity, or if the prevailing

air draughts carry the smoke / heat away. Installing alarms on both sides of closed doors

and installing more than one alarm as recommended in the ‘INSTALLER

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