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Exhibition day has passed and we survived!! This website was created for the understanding of smoke detectors and for exhibition.Exhibition had passed away on December 15, 2009 though exhibition has passed we will still answer any questions or look at any comments. Thank You, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

What is a smoke detector?

A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke.

Safety Facts

1. Always check to see if your smoke detector works and change the batteries every daylight savings day

2. If you have a two or more story house always install a smoke detector on each floor

3. Never play with fire or matchsticks

4. Make sure you have a fire escape plan

What We did for Action!

We went to Kroger and asked people to donate money for buying smoke detectors for those who can't afford them. We colllected $106.35!! Then we went to Wal Mart and bought 10 smoke detectors. Today(December 02, 09)we went to the Fire Department of Houston, Texas. When we went there, there was no one. After sometime we saw red, blue, and yellow flashes. The next thing we saw was a BIG red fire truck! Then we met a fireman named Dennis and handed over the smoke detectors including one carbon monoxide detector. Dennis gave us a thank you letter. We took pictures wearing a fireman jacket! It was really SATISFYING to help people!! :)

How many times ususally in a year, do fires occur worldwide?

Somewhere around 117 million house fires worldwide a year! Most of them don't have smoke detectors!

How many types of smoke detectors are there? What are the two main types?

All smoke detectors have two parts a sensor and ­a loud horn to wake people up! There are two main types of smoke detctors,ionization detectors and photoelectic detectors.Sometimes plus a heat detector to warn of a fire.

Well, what do smoke detectors do?

First of all they detect smoke which saves 1000's of lives a year!
You can get them as little as $7.00 which is very less compared to
all the work it does!

Why do smoke detectors go off for no reason?

They may require cleaning of the dust built up.Vacuum If the smoke detectors are 10 years or older, you should think about replacing it. If it happens in the summer then assume it is a false alarm, though always make sure. If it happens in the winter it might be a true alarm because you might have used a heater etc.

Do you know anyone without a smoke detector?

If you know anyone without a smoke detector please tell us or if you know anything about smoke detectors please tell us.Thank You!

Smoke detectors are really helpful to everyone. If you don't have one you can probably be injured very "BADLY"!Smoke detectors # 1 uses are that they help detect smoke, duh , everybody should know that. There are some people who can't even afford one. But, smoke detectors are pretty costly. The least amount of money it can cost you is $8.00, the highest is $130.00! But if you think about it $130.00 is WAY LESS than losing a life. There are even babies who die from smoke that the people in their house don't even know about. Well that's all we have for right now. Tomorrow we are going to visit the Fire Department near the " Stella Link Library( Mc Govern ) if want to find out what happened, check back on us tomorrow. This is really exciting for us!

What can you do?

If you have any questions about smoke detectors, please post a comment.Thank You!!

Who are we?

Hi, this is Anoushka and Shruti and we are fifth graders in Roberts
Elementary.We are doing Exhibition and our topic is Smoke Detectors and their uses and also how they affect you! i hope you enjoy our website, thank you!