Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...

The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors quietly decide how much time you have to escape a fire, yet the tiny date code that ...

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...

Firefighters will begin knocking on doors this month as part of a residential smoke detector inspection program. Both single-family and multi-family homes in the city will be targeted for the ...

Many of these apartments and houses are home to elderly and disabled residents. More than 1 million people in the U.S. are living in federally-funded housing complexes that inspectors found had fallen ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas — As officials have completed the "on-scene portion" of the deadly San Marcos apartment fire that broke out July 20, investigators said Tuesday it has been determined that ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The fire department was out Wednesday at the University of Cincinnati checking smoke alarms as part of National Fire Prevention Week. FOX19 NOW ...

Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ready to take action. However, it's important that the smoke detector ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- When it comes to house fires, smoke detectors can save lives. Nationwide, in two-thirds of fires where someone dies, there either weren't any smoke detectors or ...