Safety & emergency

• Kind: safety
• Where: whole house
• Status: needs attention

The facts

• Smoke / CO detectors: five combo units (Kidde), hardwired with battery backup — bedrooms x3, upstairs

hall, basement stairs

• Fire extinguishers: two ABC units — kitchen (under the sink) and garage (by the door)
• Weather radio: hand-crank NOAA radio with a phone-charge port, top of the fridge
• Serial / details: the Kidde units are dated 2021 on the back — replace the whole unit at 10 years (2031)

Supplies & consumables

• Detector backup batteries: 9V · qty on hand 4 · last stocked 2025-05-20
• Flashlight batteries: D · qty on hand 8 · last stocked 2026-06-10
• Fire-extinguisher (spare): none · qty on hand 0 · last stocked —

Where things live

• Spare flashlights (3) + D batteries: basement storage cabinet, left of the workbench — *the go-to for a

tornado watch or an outage*

• Emergency water (2 cases): basement storage, bottom shelf
• Weather radio: kitchen, top of the fridge
• Whole-house water shutoff: basement, behind the stairs (brass lever)
• Gas shutoff: outside, north side of the house by the meter (needs a wrench — hangs beside it)
• Breaker panel: garage, right of the door
• First-aid kit: upstairs bathroom, under the sink

Care schedule

• Test all smoke/CO detectors + swap the 9V backups: every 12 months · last done 2025-05-20 · next due 2026-05-20
• Check fire-extinguisher gauges (in the green): every 12 months · last done 2026-01-15 · next due 2027-01-15
• Refresh the emergency water + check flashlights: every 12 months · last done 2025-08-01 · next due 2026-08-01

Open items

• FLAG — the annual detector test + 9V battery swap is overdue (was due 2026-05-20). There are 4 spare 9Vs on

the shelf; it's a 20-minute job.

Attachments

• none yet

Log

• 2026-06-10 — Restocked D batteries for the emergency flashlights: 8 on hand now in the basement cabinet.

By: self · Cost: $14

• 2026-01-15 — Checked both fire-extinguisher gauges: both in the green. By: self · Cost: —
• 2025-08-01 — Refreshed the emergency water and tested the flashlights: two fresh cases in the basement,

all three lights work. By: self · Cost: $9

• 2025-05-20 — Tested all five detectors, swapped the 9V backups: all sounded, fresh batteries in. By: self · Cost: —