Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...

A maintenance worker threw caution to the wind—literally—when he threw a faulty smoke detector that wouldn’t stop going off in a tenant’s home. The surprising moment was captured on doorbell camera ...

Maintenance staffers routinely lied about whether smoke detectors were working in city-run apartments, a damning report issued by the city’s top watchdog revealed. In sample inspections of 52 New York ...

Since smoke detectors should be replaced every eight years or so, I found it helpful to put a piece of masking tape or a label on the bottom when installing new ones. I write "smoke detector installed ...

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday morning, and that has area fire departments sounding the alarm about smoke detector batteries. But one retired fire lieutenant is taking safety a step further.VIDEO: ...

Dear Heloise: Since SMOKE DETECTORS should be replaced every eight years or so, I found it helpful to put a piece of masking tape or a label on the bottom when installing new ones. I write “smoke ...

Smoke alarms save lives, but if they shriek every time you sear a steak or run a hot shower, you are more likely to silence or disable them than to trust them. The real fix is not to lower your guard, ...

Assured Detection - Active sampling and full supervision of microbore tubes and sampling points including automated cleaning ensure total system availability and minimum false alarms. Flexible and ...

POLLOCKSVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A structure fire at a home in Pollocksville claimed the life of one person early Saturday morning, Jan. 11, 2025. After an inspection, it was determined the fire was ...

Daylight savings time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. The Las Cruces Fire Department is encouraging residents to install new batteries in their smoke detectors while they're setting back their clocks one hour.