You may not think about how well the smoke alarm in your home is helping to keep you safe until that annoying beeping starts, telling you that it’s time to change the batteries. But consider — when ...

Whether you're renting a new place or sleeping at a home you've lived in for years, a nasty surprise waits at night: The ...

Throwing smoke detectors away in household trash or recycling poses its own fire hazard, according to the Department of Fire ...

The sound and frequency of a smoke detector's beeping helps indicate what the problem is, from a false alarm to needing a new ...

Q: About 10 years ago, I replaced the original wired smoke alarms in my home with wired dual sensors that use both ...

Q: I changed the batteries in my smoke detector, but when I tested it afterward nothing happened. The batteries are new, but the smoke detector is very old. I know that it’s hard-wired into my home’s ...

When's the last time you tested (or replaced) your smoke detector? Can't remember? Then it sounds like it's time to give it an inspection. While smoke detectors are made to last a full decade, it's ...

No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...

At the start of 2023, Illinois' updated Smoke Detector Act will officially go into effect, requiring residents to replace their old smoke alarms with detectors that ...

It's time again to change time. Turn back your clocks, that is, as daylight saving time ends and we return to standard time. The time officially changes at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, but most folks will ...

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