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Smoke Detectors in Operation
Chart description: In a report of smoke detectors in homes where there were fires during fiscal year 2006, the chart above shows smoke detectors that operated during a fire:
- 62 percent - Operated
- 15 percent - Failed to operate
- 7 percent - Fire to small for smoke detector to operate
- 16 percente - Undetermined
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