April 4, 2008

New voice smoke detectors available

       Children can sleep through just about anything, which is often a blessing, but you certainly don't want them sleeping through the smoke alarm!  Protect the youngest members of your family with a smoke detector directly targeted toward them. The Vocal Smoke Alarm uses three different alarms to awaken your child, and since you can record the audio message in your voice, your child will hear his or her name spoken in a recognizable tone. The KidSmart™ Vocal Smoke Alarm lets you record a message specific to your child. While a child might sleep through a high-pitched alarm, hearing his or her own name spoken loudly by a parent is a more likely trigger to awaken him or her.  Since the Vocal Smoke Alarm includes an alarm tone, a vocal message, and a bright light ring that illuminates during drills and in case of an alarm, your child is three times more likely to respond.

         Recording your message is easy on the Vocal Smoke Alarm. In addition to repeating your child's name, you can issue instructions about leaving the home in the event of a fire, reminding your child not to open a hot door or to cover his or her face if smoke is present. There's even a fire drill button on the Vocal Smoke Alarm so that you and your family can practice exiting the home as you would in the event of a real fire.  The Vocal Smoke Alarm is a battery-operated photoelectric smoke detector, which excels in detecting slow, smoldering fires. These fires produce a substantial amount of smoke before bursting into flame.

         Many people have recently been calling the fire department and asking where to find these new voice technology smoke detectors for the home.  Since receiving many calls asking about these detectors, the department has purchased a limited quantity of the devices and is able to offer those at a much lower cost than individuals can purchase in the store.  If you are looking for one of these new voice smoke detectors, you may purchase one for $20.00 at the White River Township Fire Department Headquarters, located at 850 South Mullinix Road, near the intersection of State Road 37 and Smith Valley Roads.  These are available during normal business hours (8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday).  If you have any questions you may call 888-8337 and ask to speak with someone in the Fire Prevention Division.
 
    

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