About Fire & Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Series Summary

Fire safety is one of the first safety lessons we learn as kids, but even as an adult you may need a refresher in fire safety. These videos are perfect for adults, but they’re also great for kids to see a fireman explaining fire safety basics for the home. In these videos, a professional firefighter explains basic tips for preventing fires in your home, including lamps, kitchen and match safety, as well as how to plan for a fire emergency.

Let our expert, Travis Connelly, show you how to prepare for a fire emergency in your home. Travis offers advice on how to create a fire escape plan, and he shows you various ways to practice it. Travis also shows you the important steps in "Stop, Drop, and Roll." Learn how to cook safely, and learn how to avoid electrical fires. Your home and your family are extremely important. Don't leave things to chance. Learn basic fire safety today!

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Charles Connelly. I am a state certified fire-fighter on behalf of Expert Village. This is basic fire safety. This is smoke detectors. In this case what we have here is combination detectors. This is a smoke and carbon monoxide detector. We recommend that everyone has a smoke detector in their house. It should be placed in the hallways and other common areas and should be in front of bedroom doors. Smoke detectors should be at the highest point of the house such as the top of the ceiling. If you have a hard ceiling, at the very top about 3 feet from the peak. The reason we put smoke detectors up high is because smoke and heat rises and this is what is going to set the detector off. Like we said in this case, this is a smoke and carbon monoxide detector. You can get a carbon monoxide at any Home Depot. They come in a variety of ways such as ones that can plug into the wall. Smoke detectors should be checked monthly and every smoke detector has a test button. In this case, it is towards the back. In this practice, we are not going to set this one off because we are in an enclosed area and it is very loud. Batteries should be changed in all smoke detectors twice a year. It is recommended in good practice to change the batteries when you change your clocks for daylight savings time; once in the Fall and once in the Spring. "