Install a smoke alarm in every bedroom or sleeping area. You should also have one on every level of your home, including basements. Consider multiple locations on a single level at opposite ends of the home for large houses.
Have the correct smoke alarm:
Standard - An ionization smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires, and a photoelectric smokealarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. Both types of alarms and combinationionization-photoelectric alarms are recommended. It's recommended to have a 10-year lithium battery.
Strobe/Photoelectric Alarm - For the hearing impaired, deaf, and elderly, they plug directly into the wall and have an industrial strobe. A strobe alarm's best location is outside a sleeping area of in a bedroom. If you only have one strobe alarm, you should have standard alarms throughout the rest of your home.
Bed Shakers/Vibe - For visually impaired, hearing impaired, deaf, blind, and elderly. Bed shaker interconnects withsmoke alarms, vibe, doorbells, and other disability-accessible devices. The vibe is an accessory pager with a bed shaker for the impaired and blind. Bed shakers are placed in a bedroom, next to the bed. You need standardalarms throughout the rest of your home.
A smoke alarm should be on the ceiling or high on a wall. Keep smoke alarms away from the kitchen to reduce false alarms. They should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from the stove.
Test all smoke alarms at least once a month. Press the test button to be sure the alarm is working.