No matter what kind of smoke alarms you buy, McKelvey says, make sure they work! Check to see they bear the mark of an ...

If I asked you where your smoke alarms are in your home, could you tell me? If you're like many people, you may not pay much attention to where smoke alarms have been installed. However ...

Many smoke alarms now come with sealed lithium-ion ... or a sensor with a strobe light for someone who is hard of hearing. If you have independent sensors and a large multistory house, where ...

In less than 12 months, the Colorado River Fire Rescue has responded to three serious house fires in which the home did not have a working smoke detector. “I think it’s a problem everywhere,” said ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across ... compared the new test to a smoke detector, because it does not actually find cancer but changes to red blood cells that occur when cancer is ...

Make sure you have functional smoke detectors in your home, and a designated area of refuge outside, and a working knowledge of how to “PASS” a fire extinguisher. Top city officials offered those tips ...

It is important to get alarms from a well-known national brand that is listed by an independent laboratory like Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Intertek (ETL). When installing a new smoke alarm ...

Isidro Lopez had two smoke detectors in his mobile home, but only one of them worked. In his aunt's home nearby, where Lopez was watching his two young cousins Friday, the lone smoke detector didn ...

If you’re like many people, you may not even remember. Smoke alarms have become such a common feature of U.S. households that they’re often taken for granted, and aren’t tested and ...