Your home’s first line of defense against fires and smoke are its smoke detectors. These devices pick up on smoke in the air and alert you to its presence. The idea is that the alarm will activate and ...

When it comes to smoke detectors, proper placement is key. Here's where to install them for better fire safety. Smoke alarms aren't just noisy gadgets that chirp when your toast burns. They're ...

Are your smoke detectors working? If you're not sure, the Easton Fire Department will check and install them for free.

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 best smoke detectors are loud and reliable, alerting you to a fire in an emergency. During testing, X-Sense and First ...

Volunteers and members of the American Red Cross will team up with community partners this spring to install free smoke alarms for local families vulnerable to house fires. The “Sound the Alarm” ...

When fires happen in people's homes, smoke detectors can save lives. The North Country has had a lot of fires this year. In January, WWNY-TV reported eight in St. Lawrence County on a single day.

READING, Pa. - The Reading Fire Department embarks on a life-saving mission for free every year. It's a mission to install smoke detectors in homes all around the city, a move that can wind up saving ...

Harold Prince pressed the button on a smoke detector installed above a small stove in his Long Beach co-op’s kitchen. “I don’t think it works or anything,” he said Saturday morning. Nearby, volunteers ...

SUFFOLK, Va. - As the clocks move forward an hour, local firefighters say now is a good time for families to change out the batteries in their home smoke detectors. Saturday, firefighters and ...

Michael Gendek had a sense of relief Saturday as volunteers updated the smoke detectors in his family’s second-story Jeannette apartment. Since the family moved into the Harrison Avenue rental ...