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I think the ionization alarm

is responsible for as many

as 10,000 deaths since 1990.

Chief Jay Fleming, Boston Fire DepartmentMassachusetts, USA Dec, 2007

Chief Jay Fleming

ACTIVELY PromotingPhotoelectric Smoke Alarms

Save Lives

Using better (photoelectric) smoke

alarms will drastically reduce the loss

of life among citizens and fire fighters.

Harold A Schaitberger, President, InternationalAssociation of FireFighters, USA Oct, 2008

Harold Schaitberger

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S U M M A R Y

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ACTIVELY promoting PHOTOELECTRIC smoke alarms saves lives.

In 2006 the truth began to emerge about the known defects of Ionizationsmoke alarms. Ionization alarms are in most homes throughout the world.

Since 2006 some Fire Departments began to PASSIVELY promote

photoelectric smoke alarms. However, because of decades of

misinformation, most fire departments do not ACTIVELY promote them.

They promote 'WORKING' smoke alarms.

The Boston Benchmark provides irrefutable evidence of the drastic

reduction in loss of life that is achievable when a commitment is made toACTIVELY promote PHOTOELECTRIC, not WORKING smoke alarms.


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5 Largest US Cities - Fir Deaths Per C pita - 2012

Rank CityPopulation

2012Fire Deaths

2012Fire DeathsPer Capita

1 New York, New York 8,336,697

2 Los Angeles, California 3,857,779

3 Chicago, Illinois 2,174,856

4 Houston, Texas 2,160,821

5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,547,607

7 Phoenix, Arizonia 1,488,750

8 San Antonio, Texas 1,382951

9 San Diego, California 1,388,348

10 Dallas, Texas 1,241,162

11 San Jose, California 982,765

12 Austin, Texas 842,592

13 Jacksonville,Florida 836,507

14 Indianapolis, Indiana 834,852

15 San Francisco, California 825,863

16 Columbus, Ohio 809,798

17 Fort Worth, Texas 777,992

18 Charolette, North Carolina 775,202

19 Detroit, Michigan 701,745

20 El Paso, Texas 672,538

21 Memphis, Tennessee 655,155

22 Boston, Massachussetts 636479

23 Seattle, Washington 634,535

24 Denver, Colorado 634,265

25 Washington, D.C. 623,323

Since, 20?? the city of Boston Massachussetts have actively promoted the use ofphotoelectric smoke alarms. Chief Jay Fleming is widely regarded as one of the worldsforemost experts on smoke alarms. He is a Deputy Chief of the Boston Fire Department.

(the rest of this paragraph explains how Boston and MA have done so, how many livesdoing this have been saved, and why ALL Fire Departments globally have a Duty or Careto do the same.)

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Average Number of Fatalities Per Year/Per Decade

(# in parenthesis indicates % reduction from previous decade.)

Boston Massachusetts US

1973 1982 28.3 6984

1983 1992 15.9 (-44%) 5502 (-20%)

1993 2002 11.2 (-29%) 4131 (-26%)

2003 2012 3.2 (71% less) 3063 (-26%)

Total % Reduction 89% 56%

If Boston only had a 56% reduction they would be averaging 12.45 fatalities per year.


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US Fi e Fatalities (5 years averages and %chan e from previous year av rage) US Smoke Alarms (NFPA)

Years Bo ton Massachusetts US Home US No -Home % in Homes % Change

Fatals % Change fatals % Change Fatals % Change Fatals % Change

08 - 11 1.6 -66% 40.8 -24% 2,627 -11.70% 486 -28% >95% 0%

03 - 07 4.8 -46% 54 -11.80% 2,962 -3.20% 673 -2.70% >95% 0%

98 - 02 7 -16% 60.8 -18% 3,063 -16% 692 -20.50% 95% 1%

93 - 97 8.4 -40% 74.4 -18% 3,636 -11.50% 871 -20.40% 92.80% 2.50%

88 - 92 14 -22% 91.2 -11% 4,109 -10% 1,094 -11% 86% 8%

83 - 87 17.8 -19% 102.6 -16% 4,571 -15% 1,230 -21% 76% 13%

78 - 82 22 122 (81-82) N/A 5,384 N/A 1,561 -21% 50% 52%

73 - 77 10% (est) 400%

US Fir Fatalitie (10 years averages and %ch nge from previous 10 year a erage) Smoke Alarms (NF

Years Bo ton Massachusetts US Home US No -Home in Home% Change

Fatals % Change fatals % Change Fatals % Change Fatals % Change

03 - 11 3.2 -58% 47.4 -30% 2,796 -17.00% 580 -26% >95%

93 - 02 7.7 -51% 67.6 -30% 3,350 -23% 781 -33.00% 94%

83 - 92 15.9 -27% 96.9 -20% 4,340 -19% 1,162 -25% 86%

78 - 82 22 N/A 22 (81-82 N/A 5,384 N/A 1,561 N/A 50%

73 - 77 10% (est) 400%

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Boston Boston Boston Boston a Mass US Home US Non-Home Totals

Year Incidents Multiple Alarms Working Fires Fatalities Fatalities Fatalities (NFPA) Fatalities

(Total - Home)

2012 23 as of 5-31 n/a 1 as of 5-3 35

2011 72,535 43 n/a 1 37 2,550 455

2010 70,557 52 n/a 2 39 2,640 480

2009 69,435 51 n/a 0 44 2,565 445

2008 71,474 54 n/a 4 49 2,755 565

2007 71,630 62 stopped 3/7/07 4 11 52 2,865 565

2006 71,242 22 23 2 52 2,580 665

2005 71,021 16 21 4 53 3,030 645

2004 70,463 25 18 3 54 3,190 710

2003 74,666 30 23 4 59 3,145 780

2002 75,542 44 25 11 59 2,670 710

2001 78,826 42 21 8 61 3,110 635

2000 77,573 41 27 4 61 3,420 625

1999 74,206 36 21 2 61 2,895 675

1998 71,961 45 38 10 62 3,220 3501997 70,105 42 40 9 65 3,360 690

1996 62,115 61 60 9 69 4,035 955

1995 59,826 49 29 8 78 3,640 945

1994 54,835 65 39 9 79 3,425 850

1993 47,607 56 41 7 81 3,720 915

1992 46,563 50 34 11 85 3,705 1,025

1991 44,586 68 41 9 90 3,500 965

1990 45,380 62 43 14 92 4,050 1,145

1989 46,265 56 41 18 94 4,335 1,075

1988 49,969 60 60 18 95 4,955 1,260

1987 50,870 73 43 13 97 4,570 1,240

1986 49,300 91 55 17 99 4,655 1,1951985 48,983 92 54 18 100 4,885 1,300

1984 43,497 84 58 14 105 4,075 1,165

1983 40,568 121 63 27 112 4,670 1,250

1982 44,484 177 81 20 117 4,820 1,200

1981 50,010 167 108 26 126 5,400 1,300

1980 53,717 139 113 17 5,200 1,305

1979 55,307 108 100 24 5,500 (est) 2,200 (est)

1978 58,655 140 135 24 6,000 (est) 1,800 (est)

1977 58,151 151 168 28 5,800 (est) 1,600 (est)

1976 57,616 183 189 30

1975 63,775 191 226 42

1974 56,387 148 196 49

1973 47,933 130 188 23

1972 38,304 108 155 36


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Harold Schaitberger) that recognizes the fact that Jays papers were also instrumental in
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