ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — If a fire breaks out in your house, seconds matter. That's why most of us have smoke detectors to alert us. But did you know there are two different kinds? St. Tammany Fire ...

NEW ORLEANS — If a fire breaks out in your house, seconds matter. That's why most of us have smoke detectors to alert us. But did you know there are two different kinds? St. Tammany Fire District #1 ...

MENTOR, Ohio — We all know how important smoke detectors are but do you know not all are the same? There are two main types – ionization and photoelectric – they each detect smoke and fire differently ...

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 300,000 residential fires cause nearly 2,600 deaths and 11,000 injuries every year. Almost two-thirds of all fire-related deaths ...

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

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 ...

Ionization smoke alarms use a battery and two metal plates, called electrodes, to create an electrical circuit. Ions are tiny, electrically charged particles that flow through the circuit and between ...

Which smoke detector is best? There are countless ways for fires to start in any home. Some of them may start on their own, in rooms you infrequently visit. By the time you’ve noticed a fire burning ...