He says the ones you want are the ten-year, non-removable, lithium-battery smoke detectors. Since 1988, Philadelphia law has required hard-wired smoke detectors in all new residential construction.

10/08/2024 By Peter Lennon This week is the kicks off annual Fire Prevention Week. Here are some important tips to remember about smoke alarms in your home. Key messages for this year’s Fire ...

You know that you need to replace your smoke detector’s batteries when they run out, but you might not realize that you should also replace the smoke detector itself every 10 years as the ...

UPGRADE 10-year smoke alarm House fires kill about 2,500 Americans yearly, but 61 percent of those taking a recent survey admitted to having left their smoke alarm with a dead battery, or no ...

The First Alert P1010 Atom Battery Powered Micro Design Smoke and Fire Alarm comes with a 10-year battery.

New smoke alarms mandatory for 2023 CHICAGO (CBS) -- The new year will bring new laws, including one that means you might need to update your home smoke alarms. CBS 2's Shardaa gray on how to know ...

Smoke detectors were not functioning during a firework-related house fire on July Fourth near Buckner that killed two people ...

It lacks smart home connectivity, but this smoke and CO detector offers every other safety feature you could ask for, and it interconnects to other detectors.

However, just having one working detector can help save your life since it can sense a problem before we see or smell it. Most importantly, all smoke alarms must be switched out every ten years.

C-TEC has launched its own range of conventional smoke and heat detectors. Branded 'ActiV', the detectors have been third-party certified to the relevant parts of EN54 parts 5, 7 and pr29 by ...

This is Fire Prevention Week, which is a good time to resurface a sobering statistic: Three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

An Albany Park apartment building where a 10-year-old girl died on Monday had a malfunctioning boiler and was missing required smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, according to building inspectors.