South Sioux City

Why you need Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

You need smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors because they warn you about two of the most dangerous threats in a home—fire and invisible poison—often before you can sense either one yourself.

Smoke detectors

• Fires spread fast, and modern furnishings burn hotter and faster than ever.
• Most fatal fires happen at night while people are sleeping.
• Smoke and toxic gases can incapacitate you in minutes, long before flames are visible.
• Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire by about 50%.

Carbon monoxide detectors

• Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, and tasteless—you cannot detect it on your own.
• CO can come from furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, gas stoves, generators, and vehicles in attached garages.
• Early symptoms (headache, dizziness, nausea) are easy to miss or mistake for illness or fatigue.
• High levels can cause loss of consciousness or death before you realize what’s happening.

Together, they protect you 24/7

• Smoke detectors give early warning so you can escape a fire.
• CO detectors alert you to a deadly gas so you can ventilate the home and get outside.
• They provide protection while you’re awake and while you’re sleeping.

Where you need them

• Smoke detectors: inside every bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every level of the home.
• CO detectors: outside sleeping areas and on every level of the home, especially near fuel-burning appliances.

Both are inexpensive, easy to maintain, and proven to save lives.
They don’t just protect property—they protect the people you love.

If you are in need of Smoke Detectors, please reach out to the South Sioux City Fire Department and we can come out and install what you need.  At this time, we do not have any Carbon Monoxide Detectors.  You can purchase both at any hardware store.