Smoke alarms should be placed on the ceiling or as close as possible to it because that is the path smoke will travel in a house. New alarms last an average of 10 years, Nolte said.

Founded in 1969, Universal Security Instruments (USI) has been a pioneer in smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide alarm innovation for more than five decades.

Strategic acquisition expands Feit Electric into the home safety category with the trusted USI brand and patented alarm technologies United Security Instruments Line of Home Safety Products The ...

Red Cross smoke detector campaign helped save over 2K lives According to Dunn Ashley, home fires are this country’s most frequent disaster. On average, seven people die every day from a home fire.

Since 2014, the Red Cross's Sound the Alarm program has rallied hundreds of volunteers to assess and replace smoke detectors. The effort aims to reduce home fire deaths in Wisconsin.

As it works alongside old Nest Protect alarms, the First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarm has been designed to be easy to install so you don’t have to replace anything and instead, can just add to ...

With this partnership comes new support for First Alert smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the Google Home app, as well as a new First Alert Smoke & CO Alarm available in the coming months for ...

McCollum said he saw a post on a community page from a woman asking neighbors what kind of smoke alarms to buy and where. He commented that the Red Cross could install some in her home for free.

The most important update to the smoke alarm safety standards (known as the UL 217, 8th edition), which went into effect in 2024, means that new alarms are better at detecting both smoldering and ...

People often over-report the number of working smoke alarms that are in their home, which leads to missed education and installation opportunities. However, Wendy Shields and Helena Swaak believe ...

About 328,000 smoke alarms sold nationwide and online by the Home Shopping Network — or as it now calls itself, HSN — are being recalled because the products can malfunction and fail to alert ...