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Home Safety Efforts Heat Up This Summer
First Alert Encourages Continued Emergency Preparedness AURORA, Ill., August 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As many American homes have transformed into makeshift
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[{"type":"text","content":"First Alert Encourages Continued Emergency Preparedness\n\n\nAURORA, Ill., August 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As many American homes have transformed into makeshift offices, gyms and classrooms, and health concerns are top-of-mind, fire safety has also become a priority. According to a recent study, 91% of consumers considered home fires a top concern during the initial months of the pandemic.*\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nAlong with adopting new routines, many Americans tackled a variety of home improvement and home safety projects. More than two-thirds (68%) of Americans reported taking additional home safety measures this year, including testing smoke alarms or buying home monitoring devices. \n\"When people start painting projects, lighting installation and other types of home improvements, it's an ideal time to check or update smoke and carbon monoxide alarms,\" said Tarsila Wey, director of marketing for First Alert, the most trusted name in fire safety.** \"It is important to test alarms regularly, but people sometimes forget how old their alarms are and that they do not last forever. Alarms must be replaced at least every 10 years.\" \nWith more regular activity in and around the home this summer, the risk of hazardous home incidents, such as home fires and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, may also increase. In the past several months, people report using their kitchens in greater numbers, with 47% of consumers reporting cooking from home every day, compared with 23% prior to the pandemic.\nAccording to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), unattended cooking is the number one cause of home fires in the United States, accounting for 62% of residential fire incidents each year.*** And, CO poisoning remains the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \nFortunately, research shows that while Americans focused on keeping their families safe and healthy, they also became more actively engaged in fire and CO safety readiness. \n\"Staying home and cooking more have greatly contributed to consumers' attention to fire and carbon monoxide safety this year,\" said Wey. \"We have been extremely encouraged by the number of people taking additional safety measures at home and putting products and practices in place to help protect themselves and their fami...