Kidde representative says sealed 10‑year batteries reduce smoke‑alarm failures; committee asks practical questions
At an informational hearing, Fawn Berry of Kidde told the committee sealed 10‑year battery smoke alarms reduce failures caused by missing or dead batteries; members asked how to silence or reset such alarms during cooking or tests.
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Fawn Berry, representing Kidde, gave an informational presentation to the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness on Feb. 26 and urged making the state’s smoke‑alarm statute technology neutral so that sealed 10‑year batteries (and future technologies) are permitted.
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