Info For Fire & Rescue authorities on Smoke
& CO Alarms/Residential Fire & CO Safety 

Around the world for 90+ years, Kidde & sister companies are involved 
as suppliers to local Fire Services of products ranging from fire engines, 
fire fighting foam concentrate, hose and even training for 
Fire Fighters. 

For more information on Kidde's mission & vision, click here.

New 2011 edition of Kidde's Residential Fire & CO Safety booklet available now!:

Packed with useful information on Residential Fire & carbon Monoxide issues, 
plus comprehensive coverage on relevant Regulations covering: England & Wales, 
Scotland, N. Ireland & Eire.

To request a copy, please click on image above to request a copy, giving your 
name/organisation & address.

Click logo below to see details on our  feature packed "Ten4" 
Optical Smoke Alarm, designed with unique features, in response to feedback 
from UK & Eire Fire Brigades. Ten Years Guaranteed performance.

 
The Silent Low Battery Alert is exceptionally useful when there are periods of 
low ambient temperatures forecast, or where rooms/hallways may increasingly not always be heated 
because of  rising energy costs. No annoying beeps once a minute!

Battery News:   

A smoke alarm's batteries are a key operational component, and economising 
on this is very much a false economy.




Kidde's Engineering Department carefully evaluates all critical components with a fine eye,
and for that reason we have chosen the best performing battery we can find for such an application:
there may be cheaper options from unknown manufacturers, but we wouldn't risk those.
Others may choose not to follow our lead.

The ones we specify are made by Fuji (FDK) of Japan; we suggest you make sure your alarms, 
have a battery brand from a company with a known pedigree.
Click here for Fuji's Battery data sheet, as we install; in fact 3 in our 0910 range.

Their capacity meets our criteria of execeeding performance margins by 10%, 
so we anticipate you'll get more than 10 years life from Kidde;
however, it's good practice to change alarms after 10 Years service.

And as you'd expect we continue to use Fuji (FDK) batteries in our new Ten4 alarm. 

MAY 2010

 UTC Chairman and CEO Louis Chênevert was greeted with a fire boat water salute as he 
arrived in New York City for a visit with the Commissioner of the Fire Department of New York :
Kidde; click on link for more detail. 

Kidde also supplies Fire Brigades in Eire.

We offer 10 year sealed in smoke alarms, with FRS customers having access
to Kidde's 0800 customer service line, so we can help resolve any issues
that may arise, after you've fitted Kidde alarms.

If user can't sort on phone, or by reference to our website, we'll 
send a replacement and freepost label for return of old unit.

Click here for our guide to specifying 10 Year smoke alarms.

Free Storage:

Kidde will gladly store product ordered, for call off as required

in our bonded warehouse in Derbyshire. Though Photo alarms have no
HSE special storage requirements, we appreciate we may have more space than you.

Sep 2009; Islington Council Dwelling Fire Death Inquest: 

Surprisingly Council does not install itself except when refurbishment work 
being done under Decent Homes initiative, when hard wired alarms are fitted.
London Fire Brigade had supplied one but been unable to fit; 
the tenant (a smoker) had not bothered to fit or have fitted.

Kidde supporting local CFS Departments, November 2010:  

Kidde was the main sponsor at the 2010 South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
annual awards ceremony at Barnsley.

February 2009:
Humberside FRS novel scheme in providing residents with fire safety 
& energy saving advice. 

N Wales FRS Chief's warning on dangers for Smoker's  

Warning follows 13 deaths & 10 fire injuries a month.

(Also see CLG Report below available as pdf).

Irish Fire Brigade Page:

August 2009:

Cambridgeshire FRS problem with thrips causing nuisance call outs. 

October 2008
Dublin Fire Brigade using Kidde as part of national initiative.

Ulster Fire Chief's smoke alarms warning at commencement of North/South Fire Safety week.
50% of lives lost in North could have been saved with working smoke alarms.   
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Fire-chief-in-warning-over.4560348.jp

KIDDE'S 10 YEAR Guaranteed Battery Smoke Alarms 

Kidde is committed to educate consumers, specifiers, house builders, 
facility management companies etc on the dangers of fire 
& carbon monoxide safety.

In the UK we are involved with the Staywise initiative,& with local 
Fire Brigades we have various partnership arrangements. 

Click here for more information on what Kidde can offer CFS Departments.

We were closely involved with English Brigades as a key logistics partner

in the 2005-8 Home Safety Check Initiative, a £25m project.

Kidde has some 90 years of expertise & is keen to provide advice to 
other fire professionals. 
We can also supply extendable poles for affixing alarms where local H&S rules

may prohibit use of step ladders.

e is Firebuy listed, the UK 'Government' Procurement agency,

committed to obtaining Best Value for FRS's.

Another Kidde client Cornwall Fire Brigade, achieve year of
zero fire deaths in households after 4 year intensive campaign.
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News:

US Fire Services response to CO Alarm calls. 

"Wired In Magazine Fire Safety Article " (PDF)  

Residential Safety Update Issue 4 (PDF) 

The documents that have a "PDF" suffix, require Adobe Reader Version 7 to view;
this is a free programme,you can get by clicking on the image at base of page below.

Kidde offer a Guarantee, not limited warranty: click below for details:
Alarm Guarantee Data

Documents to Download:

Alarm Detail sheet for Kidde 10 Year sealed in Models  0910 range (PDF)  **

Alternative Alarm Fixing details ie not using screws & plugs supplied (PDF)
Home Fires Burning Hotter than 30 years ago (PDF)

Address: Kidde Fyrnetics, Mathisen Way,
Colnbrook, Berkshire, SL3 0HB, UK  
Tel: 44 01753 685148  Fax: 44 01753 685096

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