Don’t Forget: Fire Safety Month Savings From Kidde Are Available Now at The Home Depot

October is Fire Safety Month, and we are currently right in the heart of a six-week effort from The Home Depot and Kidde(Opens in a new window) to make every home—including yours—safer from smoke and fire damage as we head into winter and the holiday season. Every year, homes across the country suffer from destructive indoor fires due to excessive lighting, overloaded wiring, dry trees, and other festive yet occasionally dangerous holiday decorations. Right now, you can reduce the chances that you’ll be among them(Opens in a new window).

Even if you have most of your rooms outfitted with smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, take a few minutes to check the dates they were manufactured. Most modern devices follow The Home Depot’s suggestion to “Toss At Ten Then Start Again.” Even if you swap out the batteries, the ability of an alarm to detect particles and smoke deteriorates over time. A well-powered device whose sensors aren’t fully working doesn’t keep you any safer, so if your devices are over a decade old, it’s time to toss them into the recycling bin and get some updated alarms. 

Here are a few products that are worth looking at if you’re considering some added home safety this season:

Kidde 10-Year Worry-Free Smoke Detector Three-Pack

It’s rare that you need to update just one smoke alarm. Most of the time they were installed simultaneously, so if one needs to go, others likely need to follow. This three-pack of Kidde smoke detectors gets you the broader protection you need while also saving you a few bucks off of buying them individually. These devices automatically activate themselves when you install them and that’s it – nothing to worry about until 2032, when the End Of Life alarm will let you know it’s time to swap them out.

Kidde Basic Use Fire Extinguisher

While having a larger extinguisher is smart for the garage and the mechanical room near the furnace and water heater, you’re not going to want to run for that when something happens in the kitchen or upstairs in a bedroom. That’s where these basic-use extinguishers come into play. Their compact size makes them great to stow under a kitchen sink or behind a closet door so you can grab them quickly when an accidental fire occurs. These are ABC rated for wood/paper, electrical and chemical fires and they’re easy to operate. If you have a few places in mind for these, remember that the more you buy from The Home Depot, the greater discount you receive. (Maybe these are this year’s stocking stuffers?) 

Kidde Code One Battery Operated Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Combination Detector with Voice Warning

For an inexpensive way to add Carbon Monoxide monitoring to your home, this combination alarm is just as easy to install and operate as a standard smoke detector—it’s just a little bit smarter. This device combines an ionization smoke sensor with an electrochemical sensor to detect CO, and the built-in voice alert will let you know what it detects so you’re not left guessing about what’s going on. And like the fire extinguisher, the more you buy from The Home Depot, the more you save. 

One more great reason to update your alarms before Fire Safety Month ends: Kidde is helping others to protect their homes while you’re doing the same for yours. For every Kidde alarm you purchase at The Home Depot, a $1 contribution will be made toward alarm donations for communities in need. To learn more, visit CauseForAlarm.org. 

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have shown that home fires have increased by 30% since early 2020. What’s more: over two-thirds of all homes (about 70%) aren’t protected to the standards of the National Fire Protection Association. Chances are good that your house is among that number, so take a few minutes right now to check your smoke and CO alarms. If you think you might need to update even one of them, better to be safe and get them now(Opens in a new window).