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Digital Security Smoke Alarm

Digital Security Controls has recalled about 32,000 smoke alarms becuase they may not detect smoke during a fire.  People who are relying on these smoke alarms to protect them may be injured or die as a result.  Below is the CPSC announcment of the Digital Security smoke alarm recall.  Pritzker | Ruohonen is reprinting it here as a public service.  

Pritzker | Ruohonen has gained a national reputation in the area of product liability lawsuits and has recovered millions for fire and burn victims, including a settlement for $2,950,000.  That case involved a non-working smoke alarm.  To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen about injuries or death resulting from a defective smoke alarm, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's online consultation form for review by an attorney.

CPSC Recall Announcement: Digital Security Controls Recalls Smoke Detectors that Could Fail to Warn of a Fire

March 22, 2007 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Digital Security Controls, today announced a voluntary recall of the following smoke alarms.

Name of product: Digital Security Controls FSA and FSB Series Smoke Detectors

Units: About 32,000

Distributor: Digital Security Controls, of Toronto, Canada

Hazard: These smoke detectors could fail to reliably detect smoke during a fire.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall involves Digital Security Controls FSA and FSB series photo-electric smoke detectors. They are wired directly into the building circuitry, and do not use a battery. The dome shaped units have a metal mesh covering around the smoke sensor.

Sold by: Commercial and residential installers nationwide from October 2006 through December 2006 for between $60 and $70 per unit.

Manufactured in: Canada