Smoke alarms - mandatory installation

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Special information for - City of Rodgau

How do I do this with the city of Rodgau?

When?

How?

  • By telephone or on site
    • Weiskircher Str. 142, 63110 Rodgau - by appointment or by calling 06106 / 77328-0

What do I need for this?

  • On site or by telephone
    • No application necessary. Simply think about your request beforehand.

Costs?

  • Free of charge

General, more detailed information on this service can be found below.

  • Service description

    You can contribute a great deal to your safety and that of your family with little effort and at little cost:

    Especially at night, dangerous fires can break out in homes, where smoke can spread within seconds. The smoke and fumes can cause sleeping people to lose consciousness after a short time. Smoke alarms do not prevent fires, but they can give early warning of smoke development in the home and wake sleeping people with their loud signal.

    Owners of flats or apartment blocks are obliged to equip them with smoke alarms (see also deadlines). All bedrooms, children's rooms and corridors that serve as escape routes must each have at least one smoke alarm. The battery-operated devices can easily be retrofitted in the home and do not require any major installation work. Battery-operated smoke alarms are available inexpensively from specialist retailers and DIY stores. The smoke alarms must be CE labelled with reference to DIN EN 14604.

    As a rule, the tenants of a flat are responsible for the maintenance and testing of the appliances, unless the owners of a flat have assumed this obligation.

  • What fees are incurred?

    The costs for the installation of smoke alarms must be borne by the owners of a flat.

    Unless otherwise agreed, the owners, i.e. usually the tenants, are responsible for any costs incurred for regular maintenance and testing, including battery replacement.

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    In Hesse, the installation of smoke alarms in new buildings has been mandatory since 2005. Older flats and residential buildings must be retrofitted by 31 December 2014.

  • Legal basis

  • What else should I know?

    Don't forget:

    In the event of a fire, please call the fire brigade immediately:
    Emergency number 112

    Comprehensive information can also be found on the website of the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sport in the leaflet "Smoke alarms save lives", which is available to download in 12 languages.

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