I replaced the original wired smoke alarms in my home with wired dual sensors that use both photoelectric and ionization ...

As thick clouds of smoke rolled across Los Angeles in early January, Allison Shultz opened a freezer and took out a stash of ...

Muscatine fire officials are encouraging residents to not only adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time but also check ...

The Rochester Fire Department says daylight saving is its usual twice per year reminder to check the batteries in your smoke ...

I put smoke detectors to the ultimate test -- by simulating real fire smoke in my own home -- so you don’t have to. Choosing the best smoke detector for 2025 is essential for home safety.

Local fire and EMS install smoke alarms in district 4 homes ...

A woman was killed in a house fire that injured two police officers and a firefighter in Chesterfield County on Saturday, according to officials.

Test alarms to ensure they are properly sounding. This can be done by simply pressing the alarm’s test button. Make sure ...

Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, meaning clocks should be set forward one hour before ...

For homes with hard-wired smoke alarm systems, the NOFD advises replacing the 9-volt backup batteries. For those relying on older stand-alone 9-volt alarms, the department is offering a valuable ...

A basement and two rooms are significantly damaged after a fire occurred overnight at a residence in Norwalk. The Norwalk Fire Department arrived at a single-family home on ...

Choosing the best smoke detector for 2025 is essential for home safety. Some alarms respond faster to fires than others, and that difference could save lives. As a lab engineer with seven years of ...