Your smoke detector’s beeping is supposed to protect you, not confuse you. Yet there are moments when a chirping alarm is a warning that the device itself is no longer trustworthy, even if it still ...

A new federal class-action lawsuit alleges two of the nation’s largest smoke-detector manufacturers misled consumers for decades about the ability of their alarms to warn people in time during common ...

Almost every cook has set off a smoke alarm or two. Aside from fanning smoke out of the kitchen, it can be a good way to know that it is indeed still working. Smoke detectors inside the devices sense ...

As Marylanders prepare to turn their clocks back for the end of daylight saving time, Acting State Fire Marshal Jason Mowbray is urging residents to check their smoke alarms. The time change, which ...

As daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, the American Red Cross is urging you to test your smoke alarms while turning your clocks back.“Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire ...

THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WALB) – As daylight saving time comes to an end this weekend, Thomasville Fire Rescue is reminding residents that it’s also the perfect time to check their smoke alarms. Daylight ...

WELCOME BACK. DOZENS OF GRANITE STATERS NOW HAVE NEW SMOKE ALARMS AFTER A FIRE SAFETY EVENT HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. THE RED CROSS SAYS VOLUNTEERS INSTALLED NEARLY 80 FREE SMOKE ALARMS FOR ...

YOUR FAMILY SAFE. RIGHT NOW, THE ALARMS THAT WERE PURCHASED AND PUT IN PLACE TEN YEARS AGO ARE COMING TO THEIR END OF LIFE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THIS WAVE OF SMOKE ALARMS IN HOMES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS ...

A change in fire safety codes in Massachusetts 10 years ago means that a wave of smoke alarms is nearing the end of their useful lifespans. Fire officials in the state are warning residents that due ...

The Rockford Fire Department is offering free smoke alarm installations to local residents as part of a statewide safety initiative. The program, part of the 2nd Annual Statewide Smoke Alarm Blitz, ...

Only 26% of American families have developed and practiced a home fire escape plan1 - Kidde’s new Prepare. Plan. Practice. tool aims to change that, one household at a time. Prepare. Plan. Practice.