Home security devices should have an interior siren, as well as motions sensors. Now beware, these alarms don’t just make a lot of noise, they are LOUD! Actually, they are normally somewhere between 100 and 115 decibels (dBs).

In the United States, a typical fire alarm sounds off between the 65 decibel and 120 decibel range. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), repeated exposure to sound at 85 decibels or above can be enough to cause hearing loss.

Yes. Being exposed to a loud noise, such as a fire alarm, for more than a brief time can damage your hearing. A single exposure as you describe should result in short term temporary damage. The damage should heal and go away on its own.

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Install smoke alarms inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. On levels without bedrooms, install alarms in the living room (or den or family room) or near the stairway to the upper level, or in both locations.

You should hear the signal immediately. To check if the smoke alarm detects smoke properly, extinguish a candle near it. You must leave immediately and call the fire department from a safe location. Ensure that all the occupants have evacuated the dwelling or house.

Presently the California State Building Code requires that smoke alarms be located in 1) the hallway outside the bedrooms 2) in each bedroom and 3) on every floor regardless of whether there is a bedroom on that floor.