Your home’s first line of defense against fires and smoke are its smoke detectors. These devices pick up on smoke in the air and alert you to its presence. The idea is that the alarm will activate and ...

Having smoke detectors with working batteries placed throughout your home is an important component of fire safety, but in order for them to be most effective, it also makes a difference where they’re ...

Why are you reading about smoke detectors, may you ask? Well, for one, they can save your life — indicating the onset of a fire at home. According to the “Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires” report by the ...

Volunteers fanned out from the Howard Elementary area Saturday morning to distribute and install smoke detectors to homeowners and renters who may not have any in their residences. Fire Marshall Fred ...

Smoke alarms aren't just noisy gadgets that chirp when your toast burns. They're essential, life-saving devices required by law in most homes around the country ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. - The Waukesha Fire Department and American Red Cross teamed up to install dozens of smoke detectors on Saturday, Sept. 28. Firefighters said working smoke detectors can cut the risk of ...

The Alabama Fire College and Calera Fire Department are teaming up to help keep families safe, raising awareness about fire ...

Tulsa Firefighters are going door-to-door to install smoke detectors for people who need them in a neighborhood where a woman was killed in a fire on Monday. The fire happened near Admiral and ...

VOLUNTEERS. HOPEO T INSTALL HUNDREDS OF SMOKE ALARMS IN. THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONF O LANCASTER CITY TODAYND A HAVING A WORKING SMOKE ALARM. IT’S CRUCIAL TO SAVING LIVES. SO THE RED CROSS SAYS EVERY DAY ...

Michael Gendek had a sense of relief Saturday as volunteers updated the smoke detectors in his family’s second-story Jeannette apartment. Since the family moved into the Harrison Avenue rental ...