New Fire Alarm Law Goes Into Effect

Tumi-1983 / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

ALBANY – A new law involving smoke detectors went into effect Monday.

All new or replacement smoke detectors in New York State are required to be powered by a sealed, non-removable battery with a minimum battery life of ten years, or hardwired to the building.

This does not mean you will be required to remove or replace any existing smoke detectors. However, officials suggest to replace the batteries in any old smoke alarms twice a year.











Make it easy to keep up to date with more stories like this. Download the WNY News Now mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

 

Have a news tip? Email newsdesk@WNYNewsNow.com, send us a message on Facebook, or Twitter.

WNY News Now encourages an open exchange of opinions and ideas on our stories, however, we ask everyone to follow our comment policy.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*


This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.