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Program Development

Program Development

The first step in developing a Smoke Alarm Installation Program involves the establishment of a policy, procedure or guideline. This document is the process that your members will follow when making installations of smoke alarms throughout your community. The program does not need to be complicated, but it has to include the key steps your personnel must take when faced with the opportunity to make a smoke alarm installation.

 

These areas include:

  • When to check a home’s smoke alarm 
  • Essential items to check
  • Installing a battery or new smoke alarm
  • Collecting home owner smoke alarm data
  • Liability release information to be executed by the department
  • Printed material to review and leave with the home owner

See the Smoke Alarm Installation Program procedure sample in Module 5 Appendix.