Read the warnings about ionization smoke alarms sent to the Chicago Fire Commissioner and Illinois State Fire Marshall in 1993  More > > >

Read the CFDs flawed ‘Fire and Smoke Alarm’ brochure that claims that both ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms are equally effective  Here > > >

Underwriter’s Laboratories is the testing organisation that gives ionization smoke alarms their ‘seal of approval’ which gives the green light for manufacturers to produce and sell them around  the world.

See the ‘UL Testing Questioned’ film Here > > >

A fire in this high rise, and the determined actions of one lady, has been the catalyst in making tenants around the world safer.

Since 2004 Kidde Safety Inc, the world’s second largest smoke alarm manufacturer, has given thousands of smoke alarms to the people of Chicago in Kidde’s ‘Operation Save A Life’ Marketing Scheme.

How many of these alarms are ionization?  Will Kidde honor their claim to work towards ‘zero fire deaths’ by replacing all ionization smoke alarms with their safe photoelectric alternatives?

Why Chicago is a Key factor (in the U.S.)
to Solving the Global Smoke Alarm Problem.

BRK Brands is the world’s largest smoke alarms manufacturer.  They have now started to promote photoelectric only legislation.  More > > >

In early 1970’s the Illinois Institute of Technology was commissioned to undertake testing of fire detection equipment for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  The resulting ‘Indiana Dunes Tests’ have been alleged to be flawed (falsely) claiming that either ionization or photoelectric alarms will allow sufficient time for safe escape from a fire.   More > > >

Chicago firefighters
responding to a call
on Michigan Avenue

Terri’s Home in
downtown Chicago

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