First Alert Home Safety Awareness Sweepstakes
Smoke Alarm Safety Starts with Everyday Awareness
While this First Alert Home Safety Awareness Contest has ended, smoke alarm safety remains an important part of protecting your home and family. Proper alarm placement, routine testing, and timely replacement can help provide early warning in the event of a fire.
Why Smoke Alarms Matter
Smoke alarms are one of the most important safety devices in the home. They help alert your household to smoke and fire hazards, giving everyone more time to respond and follow a fire escape plan.
Smoke Alarm Safety Checklist
Use this smoke alarm safety checklist as a simple reminder to review your home’s fire protection setup.
- Install smoke alarms inside bedrooms, outside sleeping areas, and on every level of the home.
- Test smoke alarms regularly using the test button.
- Replace batteries as recommended by the manufacturer.
- Keep alarms clean and free of dust, debris, and paint.
- Replace smoke alarms when they reach the end of their recommended service life.
- Make sure everyone in the home recognizes the sound of the alarm.
Where to Install Smoke Alarms
For better protection, smoke alarms should be placed throughout the home, especially near sleeping areas. Many homes benefit from alarms in bedrooms, hallways, living spaces, basements, and each level of the home. Always follow the installation instructions for your specific First Alert alarm model.
When to Replace Smoke Alarms
Smoke alarms do not last forever. Over time, sensors can become less effective, which is why it is important to check the manufacture date and replace older alarms according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. If an alarm is chirping, damaged, expired, or not responding to testing, it may be time for a replacement.
Create a Fire Escape Plan
Smoke alarms provide early warning, but every household also needs a plan. Identify two ways out of each room, choose a safe meeting place outside, and practice your escape plan with everyone in the home.
Contest Update
This contest is now over. Thank you for your participation!
Congratulations to the winners:
- Grand Prize Winner: Michael Ruskaup from Ohio
- Runner Up: Toby Roan from North Carolina
- Third Place Winner: Kathy Badaracco from Pennsylvania
Continue Improving Smoke Alarm Safety
Explore First Alert smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, fire extinguishers, and other home safety products to help protect your household year-round.
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Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Alarm
10-Year Battery Smoke Alarm with Safety Path Light
Hardwired Interconnect Smoke Alarm with Battery Backup
Official Contest Rules
Review the official rules and eligibility requirements for the First Alert Home Safety Awareness Sweepstakes.
Official Rules and Regulations
eAccess Solutions, Inc., 407 N. Quentin Road, Palatine, IL 60067 ("Sponsor") will conduct the First Alert Home Safety Awareness Sweepstakes ("Promotion") as described in the following rules. By submitting an entry, each participant agrees to these Official Rules.
No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Void where prohibited by law.
Eligibility
This Contest is open to individual residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at the time the Contest begins. Employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, independent contractors, and immediate family members or members of the same household of eAccess Solutions, Inc. are not eligible to participate.
The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This Contest is void where prohibited by law. Participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters related to the Contest.
Contest Entry Period
The Contest will end on January 1, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the Contest if it cannot be conducted as planned.
Limit one entry per participant per day unless otherwise stated. Additional entries may be discarded and considered void.
How to Enter
To enter the Contest, visit First Alert Store at https://www.firstalertstore.com and complete the designated online contest entry form during the Contest entry period. Required fields may include name, email address, phone number, and any contest-specific question shown on the entry form. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win.
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Entries must include accurate contact information. Entrants are prohibited from submitting an email address or contact information that does not belong to them.
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At the conclusion of the Contest entry period, Sponsor may conduct a random drawing from eligible entries to determine the winner. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Winners may be notified by email or telephone. A winner must respond within 48 hours of notification or an alternate winner may be selected.
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