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    Photoelectric-Specific Smoke Alarm Legislation Updated 24 November 2016 by The World Fire Safety Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As the truth about the known defects inherent with ionization smoke alarms is being exposed around the world, a growing number of States, cities and municipalities are passing legislation mandating the use of photoelectric smoke alarms. This document lists smoke alarm legislation in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - More: - www.TheWFSF.org/legislation - 60 Minutes 'The Alarming Truth' www.SmokeAlarmWarning.org Note: If you have any information about photoelectric-specific legislation not listed in this document please send it to: ab@theWFSF.org

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    Photoelectric-Specific Smoke Alarm Legislation Updated 24 November 2016 by The World Fire Safety Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As the truth about the known defects inherent with ionization smoke alarms is being exposed around the world, a growing number of States, cities and municipalities are passing legislation mandating the use of photoelectric smoke alarms. This document lists smoke alarm legislation in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - More: - www.TheWFSF.org/legislation - 60 Minutes 'The Alarming Truth' www.SmokeAlarmWarning.org Note: If you have any information about photoelectric-specific legislation not listed in this document please send it to: ab@theWFSF.org

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    Photoelectric-Specific Smoke Alarm Legislation

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    Photoelectric-Specific Smoke Alarm Legislation Updated 24 November 2016 by The World Fire Safety Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As the truth about the known defects inherent with ionization smoke alarms is being exposed around the world, a growing number of States, cities and municipalities are passing legislation mandating the use of photoelectric smoke alarms. This document lists smoke alarm legislation in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - More: - www.TheWFSF.org/legislation - 60 Minutes 'The Alarming Truth' www.SmokeAlarmWarning.org Note: If you have any information about photoelectric-specific legislation not listed in this document please send it to: ab@theWFSF.org

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    Photoelectric-Specific

    Smoke Alarm Legislation


    Click underlined blue text on location
    below for its dedicated webpage
    Location, Population &
    U.S. Population Ranking

    Date
    Enacted

    Legislation
    Available

    AUSTRALIA 22.5M
    Australia Wide 24M

    April, 2004

    Yes

    New commercial buildings built after 01 April 2004

    Northern Territory
    Queensland

    Nov, 2011
    Jan, 2017

    Yes
    Yes

    Territory-wide Legislation
    Statewide Legislation (photoelectric-only)

    Notes

    Ionization Smoke Alarms Prohibited in Several Countries

    EUROPE 771M

    1 July 2016

    Yes

    Rental accomodation

    U.S.A.
    California 36.9M - 1st
    Albany
    Cathedral City
    City of Orange
    Palo Alto
    Sebastopol

    N/A
    July, 2010
    July, 2009
    Jan, 2011
    Nov, 2010
    Jan, 2011

    N/A
    Yes
    Soon
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes

    Statewide Legislation under consideration


    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation

    Iowa 3.0M - 30th

    April, 2010

    Yes

    Statewide Legislation

    Maine 1.3M - 40th

    Sept, 2009

    Yes

    Statewide Legislation

    No

    Citywide Legislation

    01 April 2015
    Feb, 2011
    March 2011
    April 2011
    June, 2011
    Feb, 2013
    March, 2014

    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes

    Statewide Legislation enacted 01 April 2015


    Citywide legislation
    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation
    Citywide Legislation

    Massachusetts 6.5M - 15th

    Nov 2016

    Yes

    Statewide Legislation (photoelectric-only)

    North Carolina 9.3M - 10th

    Draft

    Draft

    Draft Statewide Legislation under consideration

    Tennessee 6.2M - 17th

    Draft

    Draft

    Statewide Legislation under consideration

    Jan, 2009

    Yes

    Statewide Legislation (photoelectric-only)

    New Zealand

    New York City 8.4M


    Ohio 11.5M - 7th
    Shaker Heights
    Lyndhurst
    Mayfield Village
    Chagrin Falls
    Cincinatti
    Oxford

    Vermont 0.6M - 49th

    Note: Legislation may be modified or altered, this information is subject to change and will be updated on a regular basis.
    Please send photoelectric-specific legislative information/updates to: ab@theWFSF.org

    Photoelectric-SpecificSmokeAlarmLegislation24Nov16.pdf | Updated: 24 Nov 16


    Check for the latest version of this document, with live Internet links, at: www.theWFSF.org/legislation

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    U.S. Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Legislation


    provided by Kidde

    Internet Extract 7 September 2016:


    www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/fire-safety/fire-safety-laws/

    Photoelectric-SpecificSmokeAlarmLegislation24Nov16.pdf | Updated: 24 Nov 16


    Check for the latest version of this document, with live Internet links, at: www.theWFSF.org/legislation

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