Editing Smoke detector (section)

=== Australia and United States ===
In the United States, the first standard for home smoke alarms was established in 1967.<ref name="whitepaper" /> In 1969, the USAEC allowed homeowners to use smoke detectors without a license.<ref name="nrc" /> The [[Life Safety Code]] (NFPA 101), passed by the US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in 1976, first required smoke alarms in homes.<ref name="whitepaper" /> Smoke alarm sensitivity requirements in [[UL 217]] were modified in 1985 to reduce susceptibility to nuisance alarms.<ref name="whitepaper" /> In 1988 [[Building Officials Code Administrators International|BOCA]], [[International Conference of Building Officials|ICBO]], and [[Southern Building Code Congress International|SBCCI]] model building codes begin requiring smoke alarms to be interconnected and located in all sleeping rooms.<ref name="whitepaper" /> In 1989 NFPA 74 first required smoke alarms to be interconnected in every new home construction, and 1993 NFPA 72 first required that smoke alarms be installed in all bedrooms.<ref name="whitepaper" /> The NFPA began requiring the replacement of smoke detectors after ten years in 1999.<ref name="whitepaper" /> In 1999, the [[Underwriters Laboratory]] (UL) changed smoke alarm labeling requirements so that all smoke alarms must have a manufactured date written in plain English.

In June 2013, a World Fire Safety Foundation report titled, 'Can Australian and U.S. Smoke Alarm Standards be Trusted?' was published in the official magazine of the Australian Volunteer Firefighter Association. The report brings into question the validity of testing criteria used by American and Australian government agencies when undergoing scientific testing of ionization smoke alarms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/139524431/Can-Australian-and-US-Smoke-Alarm-Standards-be-Trusted
|title=Can Australian and U.S. Smoke Alarm Standards be Trusted?|publisher=The World Fire Safety Foundation|access-date=2013-06-27}}</ref>