The National Transportation Safety Board highlighted effective placement of smoke and fire detectors following its investigation of a fire aboard a fishing vessel last year near Tatoosh Island, ...

The reason for the concentration of alarms in or near sleeping areas is obvious: Fires may have a chance to spread before a sleeping resident is aware of them. According to the Fire Administration, ...

CR's testers say these models from First Alert, Kidde, Siterwell, and Universal Instruments are great at protecting you and ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Firefighters are highlighting the importance of smoke detectors, it’s part of National Fire Prevention week. Fire officials say smoke detectors can be lifesaving and serve as ...

... rant rant rant ...<BR><BR>Argh. I know these things save lives and all, but I really hate the ones we have in our home.<BR><BR>When the batteries get low, they ...

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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Smoke Alarm Blitz is a chance to get a smoke alarm from the Mobile Fire Rescue Department and have it installed for free. Jeff Haller with MFRD said his team will be knocking on ...

Smoke detectors were not functioning during a firework-related house fire on July Fourth near Buckner that killed two people and critically injured one, officials say, highlighting a danger officials ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Thanks to a local donation, homes in Bedford County are about to get a little bit safer. More than 1100 smoke detectors have been donated to the Bedford County Fire ...

SURPRISE, AZ — A fire that took the life of a deaf woman in the West Valley has the Red Cross asking: do you have a plan if your house catches fire? A January house fire in Surprise, located within a ...

Boulder County’s Hazardous Materials Management Facility is accepting smoke detectors that were in homes affected by the Marshall Fire. Smoke detectors within houses that received smoke damage must be ...