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be placed nearby). Your first smoke alarm should be
located between the sleeping area and the most likely
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sources of fire, e.g. living room, but it should not be more
than 21 feet from the door to any room where a fire may
start and block your escape from the house.
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Single-Story Dwellings: If the premises is one story, you
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should put your first smoke alarm in a corridor or hallway
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between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as near to
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the living area as possible, but make sure that it can be
heard loudly enough in the bedroom to wake someone.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, smoke
alarms should be placed between each sleeping area
and the living area.
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