消防英文：小孩与烟雾警报器 / 开普饭

●In spite of recent news events aboutchildren sleeping through them, smoke

alarms and home escape planning are stilla vital part of survival from fire.

Smoke alarms have been and still are the corner stone of fire safety

technology in the home.

（尽管最近新闻事件报导小孩睡着没听到警报声，烟雾警报器及家庭逃生避难计划仍然是从火灾中存活重要的一部分。烟雾警报器有依然是家中防火安全科技的基础。）

●Statistics point to a fifty percent reductionin fire fatalities since the

introduction of smoke alarms into the home.Although 90% of all residences

have smoke alarms today, no smoke alarms were present in 42% of

residential structure fires where fatalities occurred. Smoke alarms were

present in 58% of fatal residential structure fires, but only operational in 37%

of those fatal fires. That means that most often where smoke alarms are

present in a fatal fire, the smoke alarm is non functional due todead or missing batteries.

（统计指出，自从家中安装烟雾警报器之政策开始后，火灾死亡数字约减少了50%。今天虽然90%的住宅都有烟雾警报器，然发生死亡的住宅建筑物火灾中，约有42%没有安装烟雾警报器。在住宅建筑物火灾中，约有58%有安装烟雾警报器，但是却只有37%的警报器有在火灾中发生作用。这代表大多数在火灾中的烟雾警报器是因为没电或没有电池而未发生作用。）

●However, the recent news events remind us of the need to continue research in fire safety and seek to improve on successful technologies such as smoke alarms. The USFA has recognized the need for a vigorous and timely exchange of information between the nation's fire safety stakeholders. It is important that the USFA and its fellow fire safety related organizations share information in

order to analyze and disseminate appropriateand accurate information to the

public and fire safety education specialists throughout the United States.

（然而，最近的新闻事件提醒我们需要继续消防安全之研究，并寻求像烟雾警报器一样成功科技的改进。美国联邦消防署已经认可在全国消防安全利害关系人间需要经常且适时地交换信息。美国联邦消防署及其它消防安全相关组织间分享数据，以分析及对大众与全国消防安全教育专家倡导适当正确的资料。）

●USFA and its partners are currently reviewingexisting literature and studies

from both foreign and domestic sources. USFA isalso looking to identify and

support relevant testing groups on this issue. Partners,such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission （CPSC） and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. （UL）, are currently reviewing criteria for establishing such testing.

（美国联邦消防署及其伙伴目前正审查现行国内外的文献及研究。美国联邦消防署同时也正在寻求认同及支持这个议题的相关试验团体。像是消费者产品安全委员会及优力国际安全认证有限公司等伙伴，现正审查建立测试的标准。）

●What is imperative at the moment is for our citizens to understand the need

not to rely solely on smoke alarms as the entire answer to escaping from fire. These recent news events serve to reinforce the need for home escape

planning. Smoke alarms are a tool in the planning process. Parents need to

clearly understand their supporting roles in the escape plan. After going over

the plan with your family, you should conduct a walk through of the plan. When you feel comfortable with your plan, hold a fire drill at night（activate your alarm） while your children are sleeping so that you and they can determine the appropriate responseto a smoke alarm.

（现阶段最重要的是让民众了解不能只靠烟雾警报器，而是整体远离火灾的答案需求。这些最近的新闻事件强化了家庭逃生计划的需求。烟雾警报器是计划过程的一个工具。家长需要清楚地了解他们在逃生计划中的支持角色。在对家人说明逃生计划后，你应该演练一下这个计划。当你对计划感到舒服时，在夜间当小孩们都在睡觉时，举行一次火灾演练，启动烟雾警报器，这样你及家人才能决定对烟雾警报器的适当反应。）

●Smoke alarms and automatic sprinklers do save livesbut they are just tools in the home escape process. We will continue to conduct research and promote new fire safety technologies but families need to remember that while technology is an integral part of the process, the maintenance of thattechnology（e.g. regular testing, replacing batteries, etc.） and incorporating planning and participation in their use will be the key to savinglives.

【烟雾警报器及自动洒水器可以拯救生命，但是它们只是家庭逃生过程的工具。我们将会继续研究及提升新的消防安全科技，但是家人们需要记得当科技是逃生过程整体的一部分，维护这些科技（像是定期测试、更换电池等）及并入逃生计划及使它们发挥功用才是救命的主要关键。】

注：本文相关内容来自USFA：http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/

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