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New Zealand Safety Council -- ‘Smoke Alarm Report’

July 2008

The New Zealand Safety Council’s report warns of the life-threatening danger of the ionization
type of smoke alarms installed in almost all New Zealand homes.

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- See: ‘New Zealand Fire Service - Saving Face or Saving Lives’

-See: ‘New Zealand Fire Service Photoelectric Smoke Alarm Campaign’

- See: AFAC - Official ‘Position on Smoke Alarms in Residential Accommodation’

- See: ‘Fire Protection Association Australia - Smoke Alarm Fact Sheet’

- Hear: WFSF’s New Zealand Radio Interview - ‘It’s Time to Tell The Public the Truth!’

- See: ‘Recommending Selling or Installing Ionization Smoke Alarms, A Criminal Act of Negligence?’

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A Special Word of Thanks . . .

The World Fire Safety Foundation thanks Mr David Calvert,
Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Safety Council and all NZSC members for their tireless support and commitment to the helping spread the Foundation’s message over the past six years.

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“That ALL residential accommodation be fitted with PHOTOELECTRIC
smoke alarms . . . Ionization smoke alarms may not operate in time to
alert occupants early enough to escape from smouldering fires.”

The Australasian Fire & Emergency Services Authority Council’s (AFAC) official,
‘Position on Smoke Alarms in Residential Accommodation, 01 June, 2006 page 3, para 1

“. . . a consortium of Australasian fire authorities, including New Zealand, has commissioned research into smoke alarms
and the results are due to be released shortly. We will adopt the findings as soon as they are available."

Dr Paula Beever, NZFS, National Director, Fire Risk Management, in response to a radio item by the NZSC warning about ionization smoke

alarms, 09 May, 2006. From the report, ‘New Zealand Fire Service - Saving Face or Saving Lives?’ 25 May, 2006 page 6, para 8 & 9

Australasian Fire and Emergency
Service Authorities Council

09 May, 2006

01 June, 2006

“Scientific tests conducted by the Building Research Association of New Zealand were aired nationally on New
Zealand TV in May 2006 and confirmed unequivocally that ionization smoke alarms are inherently dangerous
because they do not detect smouldering fires in time for occupants to safely escape.”

Adrian Butler & Karl Westwell, WFSF Co-Founders, from the World Fire Safety Foundation’s report,
‘Recommending Selling or Installing Ionization Smoke Alarms, A Criminal Act of Negligence?’, 22 Feb, 2007, page 4, para 3

22 February, 2007

David Calvert

MNZSC ASA RSP

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