Other than when it starts repeating an ear-piercing chirp to signal the battery needs to be changed, the average person does not give much thought to smoke detectors. They might not be on top of our ...

A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk if it’s expired or malfunctioning. Every year, thousands of home fires ...

Kyle Busch reveals that the night before the originally scheduled day of The Clash, he was in the ER getting stitches after an incident at home while changing smoke detector batteries.

When changing the clocks this weekend, check the batteries in the smoke detector, too. That’s the recommendation of the American Red Cross, which has reported more people died in home fires in ...

Discover UL-compliant combo alarms that actually work. Siterwell smoke and CO detectors meet UL 217 & 2034 standards for proven protection.

Framingham firefighters are using a truly chilling image to get residents' attention: a smoke alarm so badly melted it is barely recognizable. After posting the photo on Wednesday, the department ...

Mike Schnaper of the Rockford Fire Department is urging residents to review their home fire safety measures as daylight ...

An hour of sleep will disappear overnight when clocks “spring forward” beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday for the start of daylight saving time. As always, fire officials and other health agencies urged ...

March 8, 2025 - Daylight saving time begins today! Take this time to make sure that your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly. Remember to test these devices once a month by ...

Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, which is also a good time for residents to take a simple but potentially life-saving fire safety step.

"Carbon monoxide is a silent killer." ...