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Ineeda

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28. How terrible.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 06:53 PM

Nov 2014

At the link it says that smoke detectors are available FREE from local fire departments. Maybe batteries are too.

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My neighbor and her daughter are dead for lack of batteries in smoke detectors [View all] ehrnst Nov 2014 OP

I lost my girlfriend that way in 1983. Check them once a month. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #1

I'm sorry for your loss. It's so hard when you think how it could have been prevented. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2014 #6

In my world, smoke detectors are checked every time when we change the clocks Brother Buzz Nov 2014 #2

We changed ours on Sunday. Everyone here in the neighborhood ehrnst Nov 2014 #4

We got in the habit of changing the batteries every time Daylight Savings starts or stops. FSogol Nov 2014 #3

Lost everything (almost) for the same reason last year Hari Seldon Nov 2014 #5

I'm glad you're safe. We've seen the family cat Sally around ehrnst Nov 2014 #7

We put our cats out every night. Took 2 days for the cats to return mnhtnbb Nov 2014 #25

I'm so sorry renate Nov 2014 #36

I'm glad you're okay. Sorry for your loss. **hugs** JaneyVee Nov 2014 #38

The younger girl had a birthday last month. My heart is still breaking for her and my son. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2014 #8

That is so sad. 9V batteries are expensive, most smoke detectors require them. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #9

Walgreen's store brand alkaline batts hold up pretty good. lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #22

Why smoke-detector batteries aren't changed: JEFF9K Nov 2014 #10

they're not easy to change Skittles Nov 2014 #11

"....why are 9V only sold in packs of two?" Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #21

HAR! Skittles Nov 2014 #41

Really? 9volts are in every gas station in the country, oh - snooper2 Nov 2014 #13

I put mine on top of the bookcase. JEFF9K Nov 2014 #46

Since smoke H. Cromwell Nov 2014 #52

Blame the manufacturers ??? H. Cromwell Nov 2014 #23

for the cooking alarms Skittles Nov 2014 #42

If you rent it's the responsibility of the landlord to see to it the smoke detectors are working. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #43

IF the landlord H. Cromwell Nov 2014 #49

Knock the cost of the battery off the rent. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #53

You sound like a Republican. JEFF9K Nov 2014 #47

IF common sense H. Cromwell Nov 2014 #51

I also blame the manufacturers ecstatic Nov 2014 #59

The fire department here fits smoke detectors free Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2014 #27

Our detectors are hardwired into the house electrical GGJohn Nov 2014 #12

Mine are too...it is usually code now in a lot of cities snooper2 Nov 2014 #14

I don't know why they're "hard to find", GGJohn Nov 2014 #16

During our remodel, we did this, bringing them up to code. ehrnst Nov 2014 #15

OMG, ehrnst. I'm so sorry. Raine1967 Nov 2014 #17

So sad. blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #18

Ours is linked to our monitored alarm system. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #19

How sad. bigwillq Nov 2014 #20

I am so sorry to hear this. The smoke detector woke my son when our house mnhtnbb Nov 2014 #24

I'm glad you all got out! Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2014 #29

It was an inferno in a matter of minutes. We were very lucky. mnhtnbb Nov 2014 #31

People don't realize that once a room hits a certain temp it expands to take out the whole building. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #44

Very sad. jwirr Nov 2014 #26

How terrible. Ineeda Nov 2014 #28

We need to find a different kind. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #30

The smoke detector in the bassement warned us Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2014 #32

That's awful! A Little Weird Nov 2014 #33

There was a horrible fire in the Pittsburgh area recently. johnp3907 Nov 2014 #34

I hope he goes to prison for a long time. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #40

I live in an apartment building where maintenance checks the smoke and carbon monoxide Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #35

If I don't change the batteries the darn thing Lebam in LA Nov 2014 #37

I was just about to make a post regarding this. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #39

I had one once laundry_queen Nov 2014 #45

I find them to only chirp at night... Phentex Nov 2014 #56

Mine too, also there's something on my wall (not the ceiling) ecstatic Nov 2014 #58

Absolutely Horrible! ConnorMarc Nov 2014 #48

how horrible fizzgig Nov 2014 #50

OMG! (((vibes)))) to the family. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #54

... progressoid Nov 2014 #55

The surviving daughter is healing slowly ehrnst Nov 2014 #57