Volume 4, Issue 6 JUNE 2008 Storms Devastate Central and Southern

By Michael Benning

When the Coast Guard is necessary for Safeguarding recovery and evacuation assistance in the Hoosiers by relatively land-locked Midwest United Hoosiers by States, the situation is quite serious. Along Planning, with , , , , , and , Indiana received Preparing and its share of thunderstorms and flooding soon after tornadoes ripped through the Responding state. When a disaster of this magnitude approaches with such speed and intensity, the coordination of state department response efforts is tested. experienced over 10 inches of rainfall in a fairly short amount of time. This large Starting in the late hours of Friday, June 6th, volume of water, combined with the already Inside this issue: several lines of severe thunderstorms saturated ground from storms earlier in the crashed across Indiana. The storms mostly Governor Daniels Makes 2 week, created dangerous conditions for Stop at IDHS Town Hall subsided by Saturday afternoon. Some Meeting areas of southern and central Indiana (Continued on page 8) Smoke Alarms—Why, 2 Where and Which? Indiana Code and Statute 2 Corner From the Director’s Chair EMA Spotlight— 3 Washington County Only a few weeks have emergency management mitigation and passed since the flooding personnel, members of the recovery effort. What is IC 5-2-4 3 which swept across the Indiana Department of This is an Mobile Training Facility 4 state. Recovery efforts are Homeland Security and its example of Employee Spotlight—David 4 still going strong, and supporting departments, the teamwork in its Barrabee evaluations for current situation is one of purest form. reconstruction are repair and hope, not of Employee Spotlight—Eric 5 Even more impressive was Gentry continuing. It is too early, chaos and regret. and naïve, to say that we the performance of Indiana’s Employee Spotlight— 5 have seen the last of the As the Midwest begins to emergency response Andrea Kinder storms; for now, however, rebuild in the wake of these agencies following the One Care Street Deadline 5 there is finally a chance to disasters, Indiana is a clear tornadoes of only weeks Approaches take a guarded breath. leader on how to operate in a before. Had these incidents Employee Spotlight—Gerri 7 While still remaining vigilant time of crisis. One aspect not been handled in a Husband to other security and weather that truly shines in this decisive manner, it is Bradley Honored with 7 issues, now is a time to look situation is the level of unimaginable what the ACEC Award back at how the success in preparation and training that impact could have been many have undertaken with added because of the Employee Spotlight—Bill 7 this disaster was Arend accomplished. Due to such fervor and flooding. This is a clear everyone’s hard work, long commitment. The example of good planning Employee Spotlight— 8 coordination between the and effective response. No Rosemary Petersen hours, and selflessness of our local responders, county state EOC and those in the (Continued on page 4) New IDHS Employees 9 field was vital to the damage Page 2 Hoosier Responder Governor Daniels Makes Stop at IDHS Town Hall Meeting Indiana Department of Homeland explaining IDHS employees did a Security (IDHS) staff met for the second superb job. town hall meeting of 2008 in June. Introductions of new employees were “I can tell you, in a good way, you’re made and retired employees were making FEMA better. You showed them recognized. what Hoosier clock speed is,” said done, what worked, what didn’t work, Daniels. etc. Governor interrupted the meeting to express his thanks and Governor Daniels spoke of how when Governor Daniels concluded by stating appreciation for IDHS employees FEMA’s administration left, they said, again, how deeply proud he is of IDHS stating, “I’m here because I’m your “now that’s the way it should be done.” employees and expressed his biggest fan! I’m here to bring you appreciation for the difference made in thanks and thanks for thousands of He also stressed the importance of so many Hoosier lives. “Because of you people across Indiana.” helping every Hoosier who had losses we have suffered less than we would in every way possible. He urged IDHS have,” he said. “It was a heck of a He said it is what our fellow citizens employees to begin making a list performance. I urge you to extend that starting with what else we should have should expect from State Government (Continued on page 6)

Smoke Alarms - Why, Indiana Code Where and Which and Statute A smoke alarm is critical for the early detection of a fire in your home and Corner could mean the difference between life and death. Fires can occur in a IC 10-14-3-28 variety of ways and in any room of Appropriations; emergency your home. But no matter where or management contingency fund how, having a smoke alarm is the first key step toward your family’s Sec. 28 (a) The general assembly may safety. appropriate the sums necessary to administer this chapter. Why are Smoke Alarms Important? (b) The emergency management Every year in the United States, contingency fund is established. The about 3,000 people die in residential fund consists of money appropriated by fires. In a fire, smoke and deadly the general assembly. Money in the fund allows a family the precious but gases tend to spread farther and must be held in reserve and allocated limited time it takes to escape. for emergency management purposes faster than heat. That's one reason upon: why most fire victims die from About two-thirds of home fire deaths inhalation of smoke and toxic gases, occur in homes with no smoke (1) recommendation of the director; not as a result of burns. A majority of alarms or no working smoke alarms. and fatal fires happen when families are Properly installed and maintained (2) Approval of the governor and asleep because occupants are smoke alarms are considered to be the budget committee. unaware of the fire until there is not one of the best and least expensive adequate time to escape. A smoke means of providing an early warning As added by P.L.2-2003, alarm stands guard around the clock of a potentially deadly fire and could SEC.5. and, when it first senses smoke, it (Continued on page 9) sounds a shrill alarm. This often Volume 4, Issue 6 Page 3 EMA Spotlight Washington County Christy Vernon is the Emergency System compliant Management Agency Director for Washington County. Vernon is following • To make Washington County a safe in the footsteps of her grandmother, community Madge Lyles, who is now the Deputy Director and served previously as the • Washington County EMA Progress: Emergency Management Director for 10 years. Vernon has been serving Utilized Homeland Security Grant funds Washington County for 6 years in this to: position. She is also an active Local Christy Vernon, Director • Purchase county wide 800 mhz Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Washington County EMA member for 7 years and served as the radios for each first responding agency #99 Public Square, Suite 4 LEPC secretary for 2 years. Vernon’s Salem, IN 47167 goals as EMA director include: • Purchase updated equipment for (812) 883-7523 local fire departments and law [email protected] • Organizing the Emergency enforcement Management Agency • Purchase a Mass Casualty Trailer/ counties in District 8 • To ensure the first responder Patient Care Equipment to be departments of Washington County • Purchase laptop computers for first utilized in case of a disaster for all are National Incident Management responding agencies

What is IC 5-2-4? In helping to maintain its goal of a secure "Criminal intelligence information" is unless such Indiana, the Indiana Intelligence Fusion defined as information on identifiable information directly Center strives for mission individuals compiled in an effort to relates to an accomplishment by thorough and anticipate, prevent or monitor possible investigation of past or complete investigations. To ensure that criminal activity, including terrorist threatened criminal acts or activities and the privacy and constitutional rights of activity. "Criminal intelligence there are reasonable grounds to suspect individuals are protected, the IIFC is information" does not include criminal the subject of the information is or may governed by federal and state investigative information which is be involved in criminal acts or activities. regulations. In this article, IC 5-2-4 will information on identifiable individuals be discussed. compiled in the course of the Criminal intelligence information is investigation of specific criminal acts. considered confidential and will be Indiana Code Title 5, Article 2, Chapter 4, disseminated only in accordance with is the governing law passed by the Criminal intelligence information Title 5, Article 2, Chapter 4 and on an Indiana General Assembly regarding obtained by the IIFC is under the review established confidential, need-to-know Criminal Intelligence Information for of the executive director of the Fusion basis. This chapter allows the IIFC to state law enforcement agencies that are Center, who at regular intervals will release intelligence information to others associated with federally funded multi- determine whether the grounds for outside of the criminal justice arena, only jurisdictional criminal intelligence retaining the information still exist and if when necessary to avoid imminent systems. This law specifically provides not, said information shall be destroyed. danger to life or property. Unlawful guidance in the areas of: relevancy and release of criminal intelligence restriction of criminal activity; retention The IIFC is not allowed to collect or constitutes a Class A misdemeanor and destruction of information deemed maintain information about the political, offense, punishable up to 1 year in jail non retainable; restriction of collecting religious or social views, associations or and a $5,000 fine. information; confidentiality and activities of any individual, group, authorized disclosure; and unlawful association, corporation, limited liability (Sources: Indiana Code, Title 5, Article 2, Chapter 4 & Title 35, Article 50, Chapter 3, Section 2) disclosure. company, business, or partnership Page 4 Hoosier Responder From the Director’s Chair (Continued from page 1) displaced residents at a single, efficient effort without support from fellow state location. He further pointed out that agencies and other organizations: annual planner scheduling Federal Emergency Management Indiana Department of Environmental disasters is handed out at Agency (FEMA) representatives were Management, Indiana Department of the beginning of each fascinated by the efficiency of the Transportation, Indiana Department of year; in order to protect the residents of concept and remarked that the policy Administration, Indiana State Police, Indiana, we must be prepared for should be adopted by their organization Department of Natural Resources, anything. Sometimes, as it has been in as a standard. In fact, he said we Indiana National Guard, Indiana Office this year, disasters came in succession showed FEMA what “Hoosier clock of Technology, Indiana Board of Animal and we were ready. By attacking each speed is.” This is a powerful Health, Indiana State Department of incident with planning and commitment, compliment, and it recognizes on a Health along with many others. issues are able to be met head on. I am national level our ethic as one of convinced that the planning, training innovation. We are always striving for The contributions of FEMA, the Red and exercises we have all conducted the better solution. Cross, and the many local public safety over the past couple of years played a professionals and volunteers also have major role in our success. Even the It cannot be stressed enough the been instrumental. With the help of dreaded ICS 300 and 400 training was importance of the commitment of Governor Daniels and FEMA, the found not only valuable, but absolutely everyone at IDHS to support Hoosiers approval process and the rate at which essential as well. affected in this disaster. Back on the we were able to get Hoosiers back into evening of June 6th, 2008 with the a place that they can call home again For those not able to attend the IDHS tornadoes of May 30th and June 3rd in has been expedited. To date, FEMA has town hall meeting on June 18th, close memory and the rain sheeting awarded more than $36.2 million to Governor Daniels stopped by to express down, Indiana’s emergency response Hoosiers and expect many others to be his thanks and praise Hoosier and management professionals, IDHS helped in the near future. responders and IDHS employees on and supporting state agencies management of the disaster. Daniels remained strong to hold this state Again, it was a job well done, and as specifically pointed out one of Indiana’s above water with intelligence and Winston Churchill once said, unique disaster recovery methods, the perseverance as we refused to let “sometimes it is not enough to do our One-Stop Disaster Assistance Locations, Indiana go under. best, sometimes we have to do what is which provide several vital services to required.” You have all done what was IDHS could not have accomplished this required and more… Thank you! Mobile Employee Spotlight - Training David Barrabee David Barrabee is Government Emergency Facility the Section Chief Telecommunications System Program, Indiana Firefighter District 10 of Compliance liaison for Higher Education Campus Training Council has developed a and Special Security, Emergency Preparedness sprinkler and fire alarm trainer in a Projects in the Committee, and the Continuity of mobile facility. The concept came planning division. Government Plans Coordinator for from Newburgh Fire Chief Greg He works as the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive plans. Lueken, who enlisted the assistance liaison for the National Incident of Walter Howard, owner of Tri-State Management System (NIMS) under which Barrabee’s favorite aspect of his job is the Fire Protection. In addition to the fully over 1600 web and compliancy accounts contact he has with the counties and functional dry and wet sprinkler for the State and County Response “really being able to make a difference system there is a fully functional fire Agencies operate. He has been a member now and again.” alarm system that includes of IDHS for the past 16 years, and has an In his free time, Barrabee enjoys golfing photoelectric and ionization smoke impressive 39 years of experience in with his 14 year old son, Ben. He is also detectors, a heat detector and a duct disaster services. detector. The alarm system has passionate about “eclectic cuisine,” which manual pull stations, and audible Barrabee also serves as team facilitator of ranges from sushi and matzo ball soup to and visual alarm devices. It should be the State Center Security Task Force, burgers and warm brownies. He is fond of completed and ready for deployment continuity plans coordinator for all state good German white wines and Bavarian in July 2008. agencies, state administrator for the Pilsners. Volume 4, Issue 6 Page 5 Employee Employee Spotlight - Spotlight - Andrea Kinder Eric Gentry Andrea Kinder has worked as an Kinder is a graduate of Indiana accountant at IDHS since April 2007. University East and has an Eric Gentry has She processes invoices and travel associate’s degree in accounting. worked for the reimbursements to resolve accounts She is married with three cats that past year as a payable. Kinder also handles “act like children.” fire and building general ledger entry. She is a recent inspector for IDHS. His job recipient of the Agency Head Spot calls for him to Bonus Award. inspect buildings around the city To Kinder, the most rewarding for code aspect of her job is the support she violations and provides to fellow employees saving safety issues. lives in the field.

Gentry believes the best part of his job is the Outside the office, Kinder enjoys interaction he has with people. reading, watching movies, and His favorite meal is squirrel with potatoes, listening to music. She plays piano gravy, green beans, roll, and a glass of sweet and the viola. tea. One Care Street Deadline Approaches The State of Indiana is about to and it is not listed here, feel free to • Developing a plan to get to a embark on its third year with the One contact One Care Street and talk with a healthier weight Care Street program. Some state health coach. employees are well acquainted with the • Addressing depression through program, others are not that familiar increased physical activity with it. • Developing a plan to manage retirement concerns One Care Street is open to all state employees who are covered by the • Navigating the health care system to state’s health insurance program. find affordable medications Spouses are included, too, as long as they also have state-sponsored health • Finding motivation to finally quit insurance. The program focuses on smoking helping state employees get and stay • Managing physical activity and diet • Providing reliable health information healthy. for diabetes in clear, straightforward format There is no fee for an employee to • Creating a walking program during • Developing plans to eat nutritiously participate. In fact, it’s just the break times at work opposite – there is an incentive of • Overcoming social avoidance $260 for an employee with single • Preparing for doctor’s consultations • Developing an assertive approach coverage; for an employee and covered • Helping with accountability for health with co-workers spouse, the incentive is $390. and fitness goals Incentives are paid twice a year – in • Preventing stress from challenging April and October. • Finding different ways of dealing with family or work relationships workplace stress Following is a list of some of the topics The sign-up date for One Care Street is available to participants when taking • Being creative in discovering ways of July 16, 2008 for all IDHS employees. advantage of One Care Street health being physically active coaching. If you have a particular need Page 6 Hoosier Responder Governor Daniels Makes Stop at IDHS Town Hall Meeting

(Continued from page 2) • Live in one of the 44 counties declared a state disaster or one of service to repay and restore. You have the 3 counties declared as a to do just as good of a job as you have federal disaster; in the past 10-12 days.” • Must be certified and verified by t thanks Jordan Director Wainscot A brief video, put together by Woody IDHS; d work with a aves for her har Woodall, detailed damage from the Gr • Shall not exceed (15) work days; plaque. tornados and flooding across Indiana earlier this month. • Shall be concluded by July 6, 2008.

“Mother Nature never ceases to amaze Helton also spoke about using Family me. How powerful a little water can be, Medical Leave (FML) during the or a lot of water actually,” began Joe disaster and provided the following Wainscott, executive director of IDHS. requirements:

Wainscott reinforced the power of • FML shall apply to state employees education reminding staff that the work who were injured or whose family Brad Gavin accep done to prepare and educate children ts his plaque from members were injured in the Director Wainscott. has been successful. He thanked staff storms; for the long hours put in under extremely difficult circumstances and • Will be recorded in Time and Labor expressed how “fortunate the state is as “TRC – SPLSP” – (Special Paid to have the staff we have at IDHS.” Leave/Storm Relief).

“Because of the magnitude of this The final item Helton spoke about was disaster, we had to tread dangerous overtime for normally exempt waters,” said Wainscott. “You have professionals, stating that a special helped our state live up to this charge.” request has been made for these He also stated that he has not been to employees to be paid overtime under presents Andrea circumstances where we are under a Director Wainscott one place where someone did not her hard work in Kinder a plaque for State Disaster Declaration and the s Division. express how thankful they were for all the Support & Service that IDHS has done. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated at Level Two. Helton Agency head spot bonuses were also Wainscott concluded saying “we can further explained that: awarded at the town hall meeting to never be satisfied with good enough, three employees. Employees were because good enough is never good • This includes PAT 1, 2, & 3 positions that were involved in working OT nominated by their Division Director for enough.” consideration for the spot bonus during this disaster; Marci (Rautio) Helton, Human awards. The award recipients were Resources at IDHS, explained time • Time should be recorded in Time & Jordan Graves (former Executive entry during a disaster. Helton Labor as “OT/EO 08-11”; Officer), Andrea Kinder (Support & Services), and Brad Gavin (Support & explained that EO 08-13 grants special • Division Directors must track, leave for state employees affected by Services). Chief of Staff Mike Garvey approve, and calculate these explained that the lack of awards do severe storms, heavy rainfall, tornados, overtime expenses; severe winds, and flash flooding in 47 not mean employees are not excelling, counties which swept through the state • Managers should appropriate staffing it simply means that division directors are new and not comfortable from May 30 - June 7. levels and work hours for employees to meet operational needs; nominating employees this soon. Requirements for EO 08-13 include: • Managers must verify accuracy of Wainscott concluded the June town hall • Primary residence destroyed or hours and ensure that time is entered meeting by saying, “Be careful, be safe, severely damaged due to appropriately; and keep up the good work.” circumstances defined by EO 08- • Managers should approve time that is 13 signed June 16, 2008; entered in Time & Labor as requested. Volume 4, Issue 6 Page 7 Employee Spotlight - Gerri Husband Gerri Husband works as the helping others drives her to provide the Preparedness and Training Branch Chief best support she can. for IDHS. Husband’s top responsibility is to support the Training & Exercise Husband’s hobbies include jogging, Managers and District Field Coordinators hiking, and walking through Indiana’s to “ensure they have the tools they need State Parks. She considers chocolate, in to assist our local partners.” She has “any form or creation”, her favorite food. been in this position for three months. She grew up and currently resides in Husband’s favorite part of her position is Southern Clay County, and enjoys the knowledge that she and her watching her grandchildren grow up in department are making a difference in the rural community she adores so public safety. She feels that seeing the much. district field coordinators in the field Bradley Honored with ACEC Award By Michael Benning of electronic data transfer to reduce the incidence of unapproved building On June 12th, State Building projects in flood plain areas. Commissioner Don Bradley was honored by the American Council of Bradley also has several ongoing Engineering Companies (ACEC) during projects which he supervises that also its annual awards luncheon at the were mentioned. He is currently downtown Marriott. developing the Indiana Structural Bradley was the recipient of the Public Assessment & Visual Evaluation Service of the Year award for his work Program (INsave); the goal is to create with design professionals over the past a resource for Building Safety and three years. Services to aid in performing damage “I was very honored to be nominated assessments. The ACEC is involved as and selected to receive this award,” During the luncheon, some of Bradley’s well, serving to recruit volunteer design Bradley noted, “also somewhat achievements were noted. His work professionals for the program. Bradley surprised. Although I received the with design professionals sought to also is developing another program to award, I realize that I could not have change building codes in order to verify whether or not design accomplished any of these tasks produce a higher level of public safety. professional licenses are active by without the support and hard work of Bradley’s coordination with the accessing data from the Professional many of my staff and others in our Department of Natural Resources, Licensing Agency. Division of Water created a new system agency.” Employee Spotlight - Bill Arend William H. “Bill” Arend is the Webmaster When not chasing around Gabby, his at IDHS. His main responsibilities include beautiful granddaughter, he enjoys making updates and changes to the IDHS gardening and yard work. website. Arend lives in Pike township with his wife Arend has been in his current position for Janelle. two and a half years and enjoys the opportunity to interact with so many IDHS staff.

He says his favorite food is dessert, and he’s not picky about the type. He loves it all. Volume 4, Issue 6 Page 8 cont’d Storm Damage

(Continued from page 1) operations. Thousands of citizens were evacuated by personnel and preventive flash-flooding across the state. Water measures, such as sandbagging breached dams, broke through levees, mitigated damage to property. Despite and overflowed rivers to flood the the vast property damage, only three surrounding land. flood-related deaths have been confirmed. In order to respond to the disaster, the State of Indiana Emergency Operations In order to increase efficiency in the times of trouble,” said Joe Wainscott, Center (EOC) was activated at Level 2 recovery, several “One-Stop Disaster executive director of the Indiana with full state emergency support. Assistance Locations” were created to Department of Homeland Within hours of its activation, the full- aid evacuated residents. Security. “While the repair and scale operation was already Transportation, limited by washed out recovery from this event will take time, coordinating evacuations and response. roads, including sections of I-65 and I- the determination of the EOC, its The Indiana Department of Homeland 70, was closely monitored to ensure assisting departments, outside Security led the collaborative effort safety for those in the area as well as organizations, and emergency workers among state agencies and other entities unaware travelers through road have shown a work-ethic and concern of including the Department of Natural closures and detours. Issues of those affected for which all Hoosiers Resources, State Police, Department of sanitation and disease, due to can be proud.” Transportation, Department of Health, contaminated and stagnated water, Department of Environmental were also a top priority; information was Counties approved for individual Management, Indiana National Guard, quickly released on how to properly assistance as of June 26, 2008, the United States Coast Guard, Red sterilize water and deter mosquitoes, include: Cross, and Federal Emergency carriers of the deadly West Nile virus. Management Agency. As departments Adams Henry Pike worked on assessments and relief The long term effects of agricultural Bartholomew Huntington Posey efforts throughout the state, press damage, such as those to crops and Benton Jackson Putnam reports were sent out every few hours in livestock, will take more time to assess. Boone Jefferson Randolph order to keep the media and public The impact for those individuals and the Brown Jennings Ripley aware of the situation and what state’s economy, especially with other Carroll Johnson Rush precautions needed to be taken. agriculture-heavy states nearby also Clay Knox Shelby suffering from flooding remains a Daviess LaGrange Sullivan Although the worst of the storms passed priority. Dearborn Lawrence Tippecanoe on June 6th and 7th, many problems still Decatur Madison Union remained. With the destruction of Due to the quick response and tireless Elkhart Marion Vermillion homes and businesses, food and clean efforts of all organizations and Franklin Miami Vigo water supplies were needed. The EOC departments working under the EOC, Fulton Monroe Wabash continued coordinating relief efforts to thousands of Hoosiers were safely Gibson Morgan Warrick bases and camps set up around the evacuated and sheltered after this Grant Newton Washington affected areas. Also, a staff of over disaster. Greene Ohio Wayne 1,100 emergency personnel was Hamilton Owen White deployed throughout the state to assist “This has been a splendid performance. Hancock Parke with flood clean-up and rescue It’s what our citizens ought to expect in Employee Spotlight - Rosemary Petersen Rosemary Petersen serves as the Public the work with county directors and public Rosemary and her Assistance Section Chief for IDHS. assistance applicants in their county husband, Joe, Rosemary has worked in this capacity for locations. have two children the last seven years; she is a fifteen year and six veteran of the Public Assistance At home in Morgan County, Rosemary grandchildren. program. Her responsibilities include finds interest in organic gardening, Her favorite food is monitoring and administering the alternative energy, and “old fashion self- blackberry cobbler infrastructure of both FEMA and the sufficiency.” She finds weeding her with vanilla ice State’s Public Assistance programs. garden to be therapeutic. Rosemary also cream. raises goats, guineas, chickens, and Rosemary’s favorite aspect of her job is cats. Page 9 Hoosier Responder Smoke Alarms - Why, Where and Which (Continued from page 2) criterion to remember is that smoke Photoelectric detectors use a light alarms save lives. For that reason, you beam and light receptor (photocell). reduce the risk of dying from a fire in should install a smoke alarm if your When smoke is present between the your home by almost half. home does not have one. light and receptor, depending on the type of smoke chamber configuration, Where Should Smoke Alarms be Smoke alarms may contain different or the reduction or increase of light on the Installed? photocell sensor triggers the alarm. Smoke alarms should be installed on every level of the Smoke alarms may perform home, outside sleeping areas, differently and inside bedrooms Both ionization and A smoke alarm should be photoelectric detectors are installed and maintained effective smoke sensors. Even according to the though both types of smoke manufacturer’s instructions. detectors must pass the same When installing a smoke alarm, many multiple sensors tests to be certified to the voluntary factors influence where you will place standard for smoke alarms, they can it, including how many are to be There are two main types of smoke perform differently in different types of installed. Consider placing alarms alarms, which are categorized by the fires. Ionization detectors respond along your escape path to assist in type of smoke detection sensor, quickly to flaming fires with smaller egress in limited visibility conditions. In ionization and photoelectric, used in combustion particles; photoelectric general you should place alarms in the the alarm. A smoke alarm uses one or detectors respond more quickly to center of a ceiling or, if you place them both methods, sometimes with a heat smoldering fires. There are on a wall, they should be 6 to 12 detector, to warn of a fire. combination smoke alarms also that inches below the ceiling. combine ionization and photoelectric Ionization detectors contain a chamber detectors into one unit, called dual Which Smoke Alarm Type is Better? with two plates that generate a small, sensor smoke alarms. continuous electric current. When Although there are several choices to smoke enters the ionization chamber, make in selecting the right smoke the smoke particles disrupt the current alarms to buy, the most important flow, which triggers the alarm. New IDHS Employees Public Information & Outreach Fire & Building Safety Michael Benning, Intern Dennis Sego, Intern James Storm, Code Official Support & Services Angela Carroll, Secretary Kyle McFatridge, Intern Gary House, Code Official Susan Spears, Program Coordinator Regine Hampton, Secretary District Coordinators Bryan Wolfe, District 5 Debra Noel, Secretary Megan Clark, Secretary Training Julia Fox, Civil Defense Training Emergency Response Specialist Gary Barnett, Telecommunications Planning Renee Fitzpatrick, Secretary Tech Emily Norcross, Intern Jordan Paris, Intern

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