Updated Alarms Meet New Industrywide
Manufacturing Standard, Help Provide Early Warning, Reduce Nuisance
Alarms
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.,
April 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Resideo Technologies (NYSE:
REZI), a leading global provider of solutions for home comfort,
energy management, safety, and security, has rolled out its latest
First Alert® smoke alarm innovations at retailers
nationwide. From the most trusted brand in fire safety* comes
Precision Detection™ advanced sensing technology that defines a new
era of residential fire protection and coincides with the most
significant smoke alarm industry manufacturing standards in
decades, which will come into effect June
30.
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Updated to comply with Underwriters Laboratories' latest
industry standards, the First Alert Precision Detection alarms
provide early warning and help reduce nuisance alarms caused by
cooking, smoke and steam. First Alert Precision Detection
technology is now available and included in smoke and combination
smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
"The benefits of these manufacturing standards are measurable
and thoroughly tested to help protect what matters most," said
Ryan Park, Safety and Security
Product Leader at Resideo. "The enhanced technology to reduce
nuisance alarms and provide earlier warning is featured across our
entire smoke and combination alarm product portfolio, so if your
existing alarms are nearing the end of their ten-year, useful life
or if you are looking for added features, it may be time to upgrade
or replace."
The First Alert Precision Detection alarms with advanced sensing
technology feature two key benefits:
- Provide Early Warning – The new technology helps better
detect and warn of fires in homes built and furnished with modern
construction materials. Today's home fires burn hotter and faster
as they tend to be built with higher ceilings and open floor plans
and furnished with lighter, synthetic materials. Consequently,
escape times are now shorter – reduced from 10-15 minutes in the
1970s to one to two minutes today, according to the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA).
- Reduce Nuisance Alarms – Almost three out of every five
home-fire deaths are caused by fires in properties without working
smoke alarms, and some users report they silence a nuisance alarm
by disabling it altogether. It is vital that smoke alarms are
always present, powered, and properly maintained. While nuisance
alarms still may occur, Precision Detection technology reduces
their frequency, offering consumers a valuable benefit.
In addition, the First Alert Precision Detection line of smoke
and combination smoke and CO alarms offer a variety of features to
help meet home and family needs, such as voice location alerts,
interconnection, 10-year sealed battery, and more:
- 10-Year Battery Smoke Alarm – Featuring a slim profile design,
the Combination Smoke & CO alarm provides reliable protection
against both smoke and CO threats and its sealed 10-year battery
means no low-battery chirps or battery replacements are
required.
- Hardwire Smoke Alarm with Battery Backup – Designed for homes
with existing hardwired alarms, homeowners can interconnect
multiple alarms together to enable an alarm system throughout the
home; so if one alarm sounds, all alarms in the home will sound to
inform family members throughout the home. Easy installation is
enabled by Quick Connection plugs, and no rewiring is needed.
- 10-Year Battery Smoke Alarm with Voice Alerts – To help
minimize confusion during an emergency, a friendly voice shares the
type and the location of danger to help inform the escape route. As
with other 10-year Battery alarms, battery replacements are
eliminated for the life of the alarm.
First Alert Precision Detection alarms are available
nationwide at hardware stores, home centers, mass merchants,
warehouse clubs and online. For more information about Precision
Detection alarms or general fire and CO safety, visit
FirstAlert.com/PrecisionDetection.
Fire Safety Industry Updates
The NFPA recommends
installing smoke alarms inside every bedroom and on every level of
the home, including the basement, and replacing alarms every 10
years.
"Smoke alarms are the first line of defense to warn the public
when a fire breaks out," said National Volunteer Fire Council Chair
Steve Hirsch. "It is critical that
consumers can trust these devices to be reliable, accurate, and
quick. Advancing new improvements and innovations in smoke alarm
technology will increase performance, better protect property, and
most importantly help save lives."
*First Alert Brand Trust Survey, April
2024 – Results are based on the responses of 1,232 adult
homeowners, ages 25 and older, living in the U.S. who completed an
online survey asking them to choose from eleven brands in the home
security category.
About Resideo
Resideo is a leading global manufacturer and developer of
technology-driven products and components that provide critical
comfort, energy management, and safety and security solutions to
over 150 million homes globally. Resideo's trusted First
Alert® brand offers smoke alarms, carbon
monoxide alarms, fire extinguishers, escape ladders and water leak
detection solutions. With proven expertise for more than a
century, the company's Honeywell Home smart thermostats help
balance indoor air quality and offer energy
savings. Through the ADI Global Distribution business,
Resideo also is a leading wholesale distributor of low-voltage
security and life safety products for commercial and residential
markets. For more information about Resideo, visit FirstAlert.com,
HoneywellHome.com or Resideo.com.
Contact:
Abigail
Cox
L.C. Williams & Associates
P: 312-565-3900 or 800-837-7123
acox@lcwa.com
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