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Originally Posted by scubawva
I encourage you to educate yourself on this issue and rethink your position on eliminating a profoundly successful safety program. Better to make sure detectors working properly than having more fire & EMS calls for service because they are not. You’re not seeing the big picture.
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I don’t think it saves fire or EMS (unless they are for falls off ladders) calls, but it does make it more likely people get out of the house before the fire engulfs it. I think that may save the fire fighters from having to rescue as many people. This reduces the risk for them.
So, the benefit is fewer falls off ladders and increased safety for the firefighters. Both are good for the fire department and are certainty worth any minor cost to the department.