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 means if your home is equipped with combination smoke and CO detectors, ...

If you’ve bought a smoke alarm from Amazon recently, you may want to double-check that it actually meets U.S. safety standards. The Wirecutter recently uncovered that several of the best-selling smoke ...

Throwing smoke detectors away in household trash or recycling poses its own fire hazard, according to the Department of Fire Services in a press release. Sealed-battery smoke alarms contain ...

The homes of more than 100 residents will be safer, thanks to a free service of Gilford Fire-Rescue to check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

October is National Fire Prevention Month. Local fire departments emphasize the importance of people checking their smoke alarms.

The Peoria Fire Department and the Office of the Illinois Fire Marshal held a press conference to stress the importance of having working smoke alarms in homes, as part of the “Smoke Alarm ...

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

STOW — State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts are teaming up this month to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are ...

SEQUIM — A quick check of smoke alarms led to free pizza for a few Sequim households in recognition of Fire Prevention Week. For two hours on Oct. 8, Clallam County Fire District 3 sent career and ...

Submitted by San Juan County. With the changing of the seasons comes an opportunity to check in on our household heating units, wood stoves and fireplaces. This is a great time to check the batteries ...

In 2022, the Senate approved bipartisan legislation on unanimous consent to make daylight standard time permanent ‒ and keep the later sunsets ‒ but it stalled in the House. The bill was co-sponsored ...