Households that depend on combination smoke-and-carbon-monoxide detectors face a recurring safety gap: federal regulators have recalled or warned against multiple models because the devices can fail ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They “chirp,” which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

Installing smoke detectors in a new space means choosing where they go, and that’s not always easy. Putting in a smoke alarm ...

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A device meant to be the last line of defense inside a burning home has become the subject of a federal safety action, after ...

Battery powered smoke detectors have been an essential home safety accessory ever since they were first commercially popularized in the 1970s. But even though the blinking device is fastened to ...

House fires may not be something you put much thought into, beyond buying a few fire extinguishers and hatching an escape plan with your family, and while your risk is relatively low, there were more ...

Q: About 10 years ago, I replaced the original wired smoke alarms in my home with wired dual sensors that use both photoelectric and ionization technology. Because I’ve read that in-home smoke ...

There’s never a bad time to invest in home fire safety, and the best place to start is checking your home’s smoke alarms to ensure they’re working properly. These invaluable devices protect you and ...

I’ve been writing about smoke detectors for a few years. That often involves researching fire statistics, so when I see something like the fact that the death rate from a fire is 60 percent lower in ...