Crime & Safety
Norwalk Fire Chief Cautiously Optimistic About Proposed Smoke Detector Bill
Area fire chiefs are generally in support the legislation, which passed in a preliminary vote by the Public Safety Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly last week.
is reportedly cautiously optimistic about a drafted in part by Stamford fire officials that if approved would require the installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in all new residential buildings.
Area fire chiefs are generally in support the legislation, which of the Connecticut General Assembly last week. But McCarthy told The Hour of Norwalk that the bill — supported by state Sen. Carlo Leone, (D-27), and State Rep. Gerald M. Fox (D-146) — still needs language added that would allow municipalities to enforce it.
The proposed bill — drafted in response to the that of three children and two adults — would require smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in all new residential structures. It essentially strengthens a current law requiring smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in all residential structures designed for more than two families by requiring that they be installed in all new residential dwellings, no matter the size.
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It’s unclear whether the new bill would increase liability for homeowners or affect their insurance rates.
