In the mid 60‘s manufacturers claimed the new ionization ‘product of combustion’ alarms would safely activate before any heat or smoke.
After thousands of deaths and injuries in homes fitted with these ‘magical’ new alarms, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) urged Fire Chiefs to perform a test so they could see for themselves why they were not safe (see the IAFC’s report Here).
Why is there such a battle to reveal the truth to fire fighters? Given the decades of misinformation, who can you trust?
Tragically, the facts about ionization technology has been kept from fire fighters for well over thirty years.
Countless fire fighter deaths and injuries will continue until the truth is exposed - and that’s why we need YOUR help. Examine the facts, and the fallacies then please spread the word to every fire fighter you know.
Thank you.
Adrian Butler & Karl Westwell
Co-Founders, The World Fire Safety Foundation
“Using better (photoelectric) smoke alarms
will drastically reduce the loss of life among
fire fighters and citizens . . .”
Harold A Schaitberger, General President, International
Association of FireFighters,
Washington D.C., 29 Oct, 2008 U.S.A.
“That all residential accommodation
be fitted with photoelectric
smoke alarms”
‘Position on Smoke Alarms in Residential
Accomodation’, AFAC, page 3, clause 3
01 June, 2006, Melbourne, VIC, Australia,
The International Association
of Fire Fighters
Australasian Fire & Emergency
Service Authorities Council
World’s largest fire fighter’s union with over 300,000 members throughout the USA and Canada
The peak representative body of all Australian
and New Zealand Fire Brigades
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