Question: I

have a three-bedroom house. How many smoke alarms do I need?

Answer: An

average-size home should have more than one alarm, at least one for every

level of the house. Ideally, place one in each bedroom and one outside

the bedroom area. Mount the smoke alarm on the ceiling, at least four

inches from a wall, or high on a wall about four to 12 inches from the

ceiling.

Question: What

are the most common causes of fatal house fires?

Answer: Last

year the top causes for fatal house fires in Georgia were cooking-related

fires, careless smoking, misuse of portable heaters, and electrical problems,

such as an overloaded circuit.

Please send

your insurance or fire safety questions to:

Insurance and

Fire Commissioner John Oxendine

716 West Tower

2 Martin Luther

King Jr. Drive

Atlanta, Georgia

30334

Or call 404-656-2070

(toll free at 1-800-656-2298) for assistance with an insurance question.

TDD services available at 404-656-4031. Website www.gainsurance.org.

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