Fire ExtinguishersFire Extinguishers

• Effective November 1 2005 Home ResaleEffective November 1 2005 Home Resale

Requirement:Requirement:

2A 10 BC rated for residential use2A 10 BC rated for residential use

Within 10’ of Kitchen Area ( Visible)Within 10’ of Kitchen Area ( Visible)

Near room Exit, instructions and mounted Near room Exit, instructions and mounted

Toms River Bureau of Fire Toms River Bureau of Fire PreventionPrevention

• Helping Toms River residents to Helping Toms River residents to understand the intent of the Uniform understand the intent of the Uniform Fire Code and create a public Fire Code and create a public awareness to help minimize the awareness to help minimize the adverse and devastating adverse and devastating consequences of fire in our consequences of fire in our community community

Toms River Bureau of Fire Toms River Bureau of Fire PreventionPrevention

• Helping Toms River Residents Helping Toms River Residents

understand the intent and understand the intent and importance of the Uniform Fire importance of the Uniform Fire CodeCode

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Early Warning and Pre Early Warning and Pre PlanningPlanning

• Smoke and Carbon Monoxide DetectorsSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

provide “Early Warning”, buying residentsprovide “Early Warning”, buying residents

time to safely exit the home before toxictime to safely exit the home before toxic

smoke and gases become lethalsmoke and gases become lethal

• A well rehearsed escape plan increases A well rehearsed escape plan increases

that precious timethat precious time

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When was your house When was your house built ?built ?

• Prior to 1978: you may be able to Prior to 1978: you may be able to have battery operated smoke have battery operated smoke detectors. But if you upgraded to detectors. But if you upgraded to electric smoke detectors, you have electric smoke detectors, you have to maintain them, and cannot go to maintain them, and cannot go back to battery back to battery

After 1978After 1978

• Electric Smoke detectors were Electric Smoke detectors were installed in homes. Newer homes installed in homes. Newer homes require interconnected smoke require interconnected smoke detectors with battery back updetectors with battery back up

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Choose your RideChoose your Ride

Carpooling does not have to be a Carpooling does not have to be a unpleasant experience. Check your unpleasant experience. Check your safety equipment regularly to ensure safety equipment regularly to ensure they are functioning properlythey are functioning properly

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