Carbon Monoxide, Smoke Alarm & Home Safety Rule Watch

Why this is recommended

A free installation program from the fire department, an alarm model recalled for failing to sound, or a rental rule that makes the landlord replace expired units are each free to act on and the finding that matters most costs nothing.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

Every household, every landlord and every adult child who has not checked a parent's alarm in years.

When it runs

Codes and recalls publish on weekdays and heating season is when the alarms matter

Scope

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements, placement, interconnection and sealed-battery rules by state and city; alarm and detector recalls and failure findings from CPSC and UL; free alarm programs from the Red Cross, fire departments and utilities; fire extinguisher, sprinkler and fire escape rules; lithium battery storage, charging and disposal rules; space heater, extension cord and holiday lighting safety actions; NFPA and USFA home fire data; landlord alarm and inspection obligations

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements by state and city with compliance dates, alarm and detector recalls and failure findings, free alarm installation programs, sealed-battery and interconnection rules, fire extinguisher and sprinkler rules, lithium battery storage and charging rules, space heater and extension cord safety actions, home fire data by cause and landlord alarm obligations, with the state, product or program first.

Track home fire and carbon monoxide safety rules in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirement, placement, interconnection and sealed-battery rule changes by state and city with compliance dates; smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector and combination unit recalls and failure findings from CPSC, UL and manufacturers; free alarm installation programs from the Red Cross, fire departments and utilities; fire extinguisher, sprinkler and fire escape rule changes; lithium battery storage, charging and disposal rules; space heater, extension cord and holiday lighting safety actions and recalls; new home fire data by cause from NFPA and the US Fire Administration; and landlord alarm, inspection and replacement obligations. Prefer state fire marshals, city codes, CPSC, UL, the Red Cross, NFPA, USFA and established local reporting; ignore product marketing. Put the state, product or program first in the title with the date. Use high severity for a recall of an alarm that fails to sound, a free installation program, or a rule taking effect within 60 days. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.