●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.
(儘管最近新聞事件報導小孩睡著沒聽到警報聲,煙霧警報器及家庭逃生避難計劃仍然是從火災中存活重要的一部分。煙霧警報器有依然是家中防火安全科技的基礎。)
●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.
(統計指出,自從家中安裝煙霧警報器之政策開始後,火災死亡數字約減少了50%。今天雖然90%的住宅都有煙霧警報器,然發生死亡的住宅建築物火災中,約有42%沒有安裝煙霧警報器。在住宅建築物火災中,約有58%有安裝煙霧警報器,但是卻只有37%的警報器有在火災中發生作用。這代表大多數在火災中的煙霧警報器是因為沒電或沒有電池而未發生作用。)
●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,最近的新聞事件提醒我們需要繼續消防安全之研究,並尋求像煙霧警報器一樣成功科技的改進。美國聯邦消防署已經認可在全國消防安全利害關係人間需要經常且適時地交換信息。美國聯邦消防署及其它消防安全相關組織間分享數據,以分析及對大眾與全國消防安全教育專家倡導適當正確的資料。)
●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.
(美國聯邦消防署及其夥伴目前正審查現行國內外的文獻及研究。美國聯邦消防署同時也正在尋求認同及支持這個議題的相關試驗團體。像是消費者產品安全委員會及優力國際安全認證有限公司等夥伴,現正審查建立測試的標準。)
●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.
(現階段最重要的是讓民眾了解不能只靠煙霧警報器,而是整體遠離火災的答案需求。這些最近的新聞事件強化了家庭逃生計劃的需求。煙霧警報器是計劃過程的一個工具。家長需要清楚地了解他們在逃生計劃中的支持角色。在對家人說明逃生計劃後,你應該演練一下這個計劃。當你對計劃感到舒服時,在夜間當小孩們都在睡覺時,舉行一次火災演練,啟動煙霧警報器,這樣你及家人才能決定對煙霧警報器的適當反應。)
●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.
【煙霧警報器及自動灑水器可以拯救生命,但是它們只是家庭逃生過程的工具。我們將會繼續研究及提升新的消防安全科技,但是家人們需要記得當科技是逃生過程整體的一部分,維護這些科技(像是定期測試、更換電池等)及併入逃生計劃及使它們發揮功用才是救命的主要關鍵。】
註:本文相關內容來自USFA:http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/
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