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

Not all smoke detectors are equal, and the type of smoke detector installed in many homes might not sound off in all fires. Smoke alarm manufacturers sell alarms with two types of technology.

WEBVTT YOU COULD HAVE DONE THIS WHOLE THING ON YOUR OWN. YOU BURN YOUR BREAKFAST TOAST . THE SMOKE ALARM GOES OFF AND IT WILL NOT QUIT. YOU JUST RIP IT FROM THE WALL AND STAB IT WITH YOUR BROOMSTICK.

Whether you're renting a new place or sleeping at a home you've lived in for years, a nasty surprise waits at night: The ...

A recent study found that 80 percent of children sleep through smoke alarms. — -- While smoke detectors are credited with saving thousands of lives each year, some researchers suggest that you ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Any resident of any home should have a working smoke alarm and the cities of Hampton Roads have programs in place to make sure of this, free of charge. Each city offers some form ...

Why are you reading about smoke detectors, may you ask? Well, for one, they can save your life — indicating the onset of a fire at home. According to the “Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires” report by the ...

The Peoria Fire Department and the Office of the Illinois Fire Marshal held a press conference to stress the importance of ...

With this many deaths this year, we are making a focused, just an intensified effort to get that message out in the community ...

Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you hear an eardrum-piercing beep. Your first reaction is to cover your head with a pillow and pretend it never happened. Eventually the slow chirping takes ...

This pint-sized smoke alarm isn’t smart, but it can communicate with up to 24 networked units. It doesn’t detect carbon monoxide, though. The X-Sense Mini isn’t a smart smoke alarm, but it is very ...