Garden Grove enforces California state requirements for smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms under the California Health and Safety Code and Building Code. All residential dwellings must have working smoke alarms in each bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every level. CO alarms are required in homes with fossil fuel appliances, attached garages, or fireplaces. OCFA inspects compliance during fire safety checks.
Garden Grove, served by the Orange County Fire Authority, enforces California Health and Safety Code Sections 13113.7 and 17926 requiring smoke alarms in all existing residential dwellings. Smoke alarms must be installed inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area in the immediate vicinity, and on every level of the home including basements. As of July 1, 2014, all replacement smoke alarms must be 10-year sealed battery type or hardwired. Carbon monoxide alarms are required under California Health and Safety Code Section 17926.1 in homes with fossil fuel-burning appliances, attached garages, or fireplaces. Landlords must ensure working smoke and CO alarms at move-in per California Civil Code Section 1941.7. OCFA provides fire safety information at (714) 573-6000.
Failure to maintain working smoke detectors is a fire code violation enforceable by OCFA. Landlords who fail to provide working alarms face civil liability. OCFA can be reached at (714) 573-6000 for fire safety questions.
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