Home Fire Inspection Checklist (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

Smoke Detectors

Good

Bad

Are smoke detectors installed on each level?

Are smoke detectors installed in sleeping rooms of the home?

Are smoke detectors working?

Have the batteries been changed within the last year? (Suggest twice a year)

Have 120-volt detectors been checked on a monthly basis with the test button?

Have battery operated detectors been checked on a monthly basis with the test button?

The 1991 Uniform Building Code requires a smoke detector that is 120-volt powered

with battery backup be placed within each sleeping room along with a smoke detector

on each level. All detectors are interconnected so that if one activates, all detectors will

activate. Are all units still in place, operate, and have the batteries been changed each

year (at a minimum)?

Wiring/Appliances

Good

Bad

Are all outlet and switchplate covers in place?

Are all junction boxes provided with an approved coverplate?

Are extension cords being attached to the walls, ceilings or over doorways or used

because the house doesn’t have receptacles at the locations where power is needed?

Are extension cords being used because the house doesn’t have receptacles at the

locations where power is needed?

Are multiple power adapters in use?

Are appliance cords and plugs in good condition without nicks or splices?

Are appliance cords not run under rugs, carpeting, and furniture?

Is ROMEX wiring run outside of walls?

Are there splices in power cords to appliances or outside of a junction box on house

wiring?

Are outlets in good condition without broken pieces?

Do switches appear to be operating properly?

Are light covers in place on light fixtures in closets?

Are light covers in place on the exterior of the building?

Are the light bulbs larger than the rating on the light fixture?

Is the microwave oven on a separate circuit?

Is the house wired with aluminum wiring?

Is the circuit directory inside the circuit panel?

Is the circuit directory marked?

Do the breakers appear to be in good working condition?

Is a 30” clear space provided around the circuit panel?

Storage

Good

Bad

Are storage areas neat and storage away from such units as the furnace and water

heater?

Are combustible liquids such as gasoline, Coleman fuel, kerosene, and propane stored

In properly marked containers?

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