Firefighters across Green Country want to make sure everyone has a working smoke detector in their home. They say they are concerned with how many people are not aware smoke detectors can expire and ...

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 ...

(KFVS) - Something many of us forget about and just assume they work is our smoke detectors. "There were flames coming on the walls there were flames coming out of the ceiling," Carbondale, IL. Police ...

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 ...

You can ensure personal safety and peace of mind for yourself and your loved ones by regularly maintaining home devices. Whether you are a homeowner, renter or just temporarily staying in a space, ...

The The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is accepting applications for grants to encourage behaviors that will improve ...

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 ...

The Arlington, Virginia fire department has a few tips for keeping those smoke alarms in good working order: Test smoke alarms once a month by pushing the "test button. Install new batteries at least ...

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 ...

Daniel Pope said his apartment has seven fire alarms, and two of them haven’t been operational in over two years.

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.