• Familiarize yourself with escape routes, fire equipment and fire board.  brannslange
  • Take all alarms seriously.  Attend to SiA's firedrills every year.
  • When the alarm sounds: Check the origin of the alarm, try to put the fire out, alert your neighbours, close windows and doors, and get everyone out. 
  • Unnecessary alarms will be charged with the respective municipality’s current rate – e.g. forgotten pizzas, candles etc. 
  • Frequently clean the filter inside the ventilator - a dirty filter may keep the foodstench inside, and the danger of firespread increases.
  • Disassembling smoke/heat detectors in rooms and common areas is prohibited. Doing so will lead to fines. 
  • Addressable systems show which room triggered the alarm. 
  • It is strictly prohibited to silence bells before the fire department arrives, this may endanger the life and health of your fellow neighbours.

SiA's Fire Security Chief is:
Grimstad: Pål Lyngroth - mobile phone: 92 07 01 25
Kristiansand: Terje Tronstad - mobile phone: 47 24 06 02

THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN NORWAY IS: 110  

Example of an addressable system:

Manual fire alarm – mounted in all hallways:

Fire bell – sounds a clear and loud alarm (mounted in all hallways):

Example of heat/smoke detector mounted on the ceiling of all rooms and common areas:

brannteppe Fire blanket to put out fire with.
brann i oljegryte                 NEVER LEAVE THE KITCHEN WHILE COOKING !!!!! You can be responsible for compensations.

NOTE!!
NEVER POUR WATER ON WARM OR BURNING COOKING OIL. USE A FIRE BLANKET OR QUENCH IT WITH A LID.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT USING OLD WHITE GOODS WHICH MAY BE FAULTY AND CAUSE DAMAGE, AS WELL AS UNNECESSARY TRIGGERING OF FIRE ALARMS.