Positions on Residential Smoke Alarms: Australia and New Zealand
The World Fire Safety Foundation
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“Ionization smoke alarms may not operate in time
to alert occupants early enough to escape from smouldering fires.”
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“... all residential buildings
should be fitted with
photoelectric smoke
alarms in the first instance in order to treat the highest
fire safety risk ...”
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“For both flaming fires and smouldering fires, photoelectric smoke alarms
are more likely to alert occupants in time to escape safely.”
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“Warn the public,
 then immediately ban and recall ionization smoke alarms as they
are not fit-for-purpose.”

Positions on Residential Smoke Alarms

Australia & New Zealand

“... the photoelectric alarm will detect that situation almost always far, far sooner than an ionization alarm ...”
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