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Tens of thousands of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms were recalled because they may fail to notify owners when detecting smoke or carbon monoxide.
When it comes to household dangers that can kill you, few unsettle me more than carbon monoxide. I wrote about other toxic household gasses, but having a carbon monoxide leak in your house is like ...
Hundreds of volunteers will visit homes in Milwaukee, Racine, Kaukauna and Sheboygan to assess and replace their fire alarms for free.
A New Hampshire man is accused of hiding a camera inside a smoke detector to take naked photos of a former tenant of an Amherst property.
Free smoke detectors are available for homeowners in the city of Canton.
Nest is ending its Nest Protect smart smoke detector line as First Alert comes to the Google Home app.
The Red Cross will have a 'Sound the Alarm' event in March in Savannah. Here's how and when to request your free smoke detector.
A guide to smoke detectors, including different types and placements.
Crucially, new alarms are more sensitive to furniture foam fires—without also becoming more sensitive to smoke from normal cooking.
Chief Vogt reported that smoke alarms in the apartment where the fire began had been removed from their mounts. Without functioning smoke alarms, occupants received no early warning, delaying their ...
Along with new smoke detectors, Ring is launching a Smoke and CO 2 Monitoring service. A monthly price of $5 will get round-the-clock monitoring by agents who can directly alert emergency services ...
After another deadly overnight fire this week, Oklahoma City firefighters are reminding people that having a working smoke detector can mean the difference between living or dying in a fire.