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Is there proof that smoke detectors save lives?

April 26, 2017Detectors Lives proof smoke

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Is there proof that smoke detectors save lives?

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Yes. Almost every day, news reports across the country tell of cases where smoke detectors have saved lives. In several instances, the battery-operated detectors were not mounted, but still alerted families to fire. Fire officials continually cite smoke detectors as life savers in home fires.