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

However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less electrical resistance and amp up battery activity, while colder temps do ...

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, ...

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 ...

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save lives.

Fire officials at an event in Brockton are warning Mass. residents statewide their household smoke detectors may no longer be reliable. What to know.

The sound and frequency of a smoke detector's beeping helps indicate what the problem is, from a false alarm to needing a new device altogether.

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.