Your smoke alarm can actually cause a fire if you do this one simple thing

Throwing smoke detectors away in household trash or recycling poses its own fire hazard, according to the Department of Fire ...
GBH

Check your smoke detectors: Fire officials urge Mass. residents to replace outdated alarms

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...
Ventura County Star

Eco-tip: Mailing back dead smoke alarms? Turns out it's hard to do

Push the button and bear the piercing sound at least twice per year, advise experts who stress the importance of testing smoke alarms. Most people probably agree, but actually doing it is the hard ...
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50K Smoke Detectors Recalled For Life-Threatening Problem: See If Yours Is Affected

About 50,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have been recalled because they could fail to alert people to fires or carbon monoxide leaks. The recall was issued for Apollo America's 51000-600 ...
National Hockey League

Smoke Detector Collection Set for Saturday, Jan. 14

DETROIT - As part of the 15th Annual Smoke Detector Collection, the Detroit Red Wings and captain Henrik Zetterberg are asking fans to bring smoke detectors to Joe Louis Arena when the Red Wings face ...
WUSA

50,000 smoke-carbon monoxide detectors recalled, may malfunction

Apollo America is recalling about 50,000 combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors that can malfunction and fail to alert consumers to fires or carbon monoxide leaks, the Consumer Product Safety ...
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Fire officials warn MA residents to check homes for expired alarms. Why now?

Fire officials at an event in Brockton are warning Mass. residents statewide their household smoke detectors may no longer be ...