10 Things a Firefighter Would NEVER Do With a Smoke Alarm

When did you last press the test button on your smoke alarm? I spent thirty years as a fire captain, and I’ve seen alarms still hanging on the ceiling after a fire—silent when they were needed most. In this video, I’m going through 10 things I would never do with a smoke alarm, including: - Keeping alarms too close to the kitchen - Using too few alarms in the house - Ignoring basements, garages, and carbon monoxide risks - Painting over or disconnecting wired alarms - Forgetting monthly tests - Keeping alarms longer than ten years - Removing the battery - Leaving bedrooms unprotected I’ll also show you the simple monthly routine I use to make sure the alarms are ready before the night they matter most. 0:00 Why smoke alarms matter 0:42 Keep alarms from kitchens 1:55 Use multiple alarms per floor 2:58 Protect basements and garages 4:03 Add carbon monoxide alarms 6:07 Keep paint from blocking alarms 7:51 Fix disconnected wired alarms 8:30 Test alarms every month 9:24 Replace alarms after ten years 10:33 Put alarms inside bedrooms 11:37 Never remove the battery 13:05 Follow a monthly alarm routine #FireSafety #SmokeAlarms #HomeSafety #FirefighterTips #CarbonMonoxideSafety