While house fires are a common occurrence, they do pose a significant risk during the cooler months of the year.

A chirping smoke alarm often indicates a low battery. When it happens at night, it could be an environmental issue affecting ...

If your smoke alarm keeps waking you up for no reason, here's what's going on -- and the maintenance that can stop it.

One important caveat to keep in mind: the sensors used to detect carbon monoxide (CO) in the home degrade after 7 years. That ...

Throwing smoke detectors away in household trash or recycling poses its own fire hazard, according to the Department of Fire ...

A woman tenant in Hyderabad’s Vengalrao Nagar uncovered a hidden camera installed covertly by her landlord in her bathroom ...

First things first, if the batteries have corroded, dispose of them according to your local waste authority guidelines, or ...

The industry has to move from checklist compliance to system performance, and run buildings as living assets rather than static installations writes Amantra Facilities Management’s Sangeetha B ...

Firefighters responded to a routine medical call early Saturday evening about a man who had fallen and couldn’t get up, then ...

However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less ...

Eastern Alpine Fire & Rescue invites the public to attend the annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, October 18, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Eastern Alpine […] ...

No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.