The primary cause of fatalities in residential fires
According to the national fire statistics, 8,003 building fires broke out in 2019, of which 6,164 (77.02%) were residential fires. The number of residential fire fatalities accounts for 78.5% of all building fires, making it the most deadly form of a building fire. Most people perish in a residential fire because they realize that the building is on fire too late and they experience difficulties in evacuating from the scene. Those who discover the fire too late and fail to react immediately often miss the opportunity to escape or take refuge.
According to statistics from the US and Japan, 81.6% of the homes in Japan are installed with home smoke detectors, while the figure is as high as 96% in the US. Homes fitted with home smoke detectors decrease the death rate by approximately 40-50%. So why is it necessary to install a home smoke detector?
When sleeping, hearing is the most sensitive of all five senses.
Home smoke detectors protect your home 24 hours.
Case study of residential fire deaths in Taichung
At around 02:00 in one early morning in March 2019, a fire broke out in a townhouse in Qingshui District, resulting in 3 deaths and 2 serious injuries. Such tragedy occurred because no smoke detectors were found in the house, coupled with the fact that the fire broke out in the early morning hours when all 5 occupants were fast asleep, thus they did not discover the fire and evacuate in time. Had smoke detectors been installed, perhaps the outcome may be different?
Case studies of home smoke detector successfully saving the day
In July 2019, a townhouse with 4 floors aboveground and one basement floor caught fire in the basement. When the home smoke detector on the second floor detected smoke and sounded an alarm, the homeowner about to go to bed on the third floor immediately came downstairs to check while his wife stayed in the room and called the fire department. Thanks to early detection and response, no casualties occurred during the fire. Therefore, installing home smoke detectors allows occupants to detect the fire in advance and react accordingly.
What venues require installing smoke detectors?
According to Article 6 of the Fire Services Act, buildings with 5 floors or less (common townhouse or apartment building) are required to install home smoke detectors.
For the safety of your family, install a home smoke detector now!