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Smoke
Detectors
The average life of our hard-wired smoke detectors is 10 years.
Our units
are 17/20 years old. If they are
originals, replace them for safety's sake. At a
minimum, vacuum (by pushing the test button) and test all three.
The Millbury Fire Department is no longer
requiring heat detectors in the garage in order to obtain a smoke
detector certificate.
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Update
December 2005 -
Carbon Monoxide detectors are now
mandatory state law-
On Friday, November 4, 2005, Governor
Romney signed S. 2152 “Nicole’s Bill” into law. The law requires that every dwelling,
building or structure including those owned by the
Commonwealth, occupied in whole or in part for
residential purposes and that (1) contain fossil fuel
burning equipment or (2) incorporate closed parking
within its structure, be equipped by the owner with
approved carbon monoxide alarms in conformance with the
requirements of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations
(BFPR). * Landlords must inspect, maintain, and
replace, if necessary, required CO alarms at the
beginning of any rental period. * The Department of Public Health is
required to adopt and enforce this requirement on
landlords as part of the State Sanitary code. * Every affected residential dwelling,
building or structure shall be inspected by the fire
department upon sale or transfer. * Fees for separate or joint inspecting
of CO alarms and smoke detectors are $50.00 for
single-family homes or units (i.e. condo), $100.00 for
2-family dwellings, $150.00 for 3-6 unit dwellings and
$500.00 for 6 or more unit buildings. * The effective date of compliance is
January 1, 2007, for all hardwired occupancies and March
31, 2006, for all non-hardwired occupancies. As a reminder, don not start your car in
your garage, even with the door open! Carbon monoxide
KILLS!
Here's a link to the text
summarizing the new carbon monoxide detector law. In order
to be in compliance, every unit owner should install
carbon monoxide detectors in his unit prior to March 31,
2006. - http://www.gbreb.com/NovUpdate.htm
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