The article Smoke Detectors Helped Woman Escape Burning Manassas Home: Authorities appeared first on Manassas Patch. A woman's Manassas home caught fire on Tuesday.

Smoke detectors enabled a family at 1509 N. 7th St. to escape a fire that damaged their house late Friday night, acting Assistant Waco Fire Chief R.M. Bergerson said.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Everyone was able to escape a house fire early Sunday morning thanks to working smoke detectors. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department was dispatched for a call of a house ...

Andy Little stopped by the studio to discuss the critical role of smoke detectors and the importance of having a fire escape plan at home. Tuesday, October 8th 2024, 9:48 am ...

Authorities said there were no smoke detectors present at the home. The cause of the fire, which caused an estimated $30,000 in damage, remains under investigation.

AVON — Five residents escaped a two-alarm fire that broke out at a three-family home at 37 Page St., in Avon, around 8:30 p.m. Monday night. When Avon Fire Department arrived at the scene, smoke ...

"A lot of people in this area, we found, don't have working smoke alarms in their home, and we know that three out of five fire fatalities that happen in homes statistically don't have smoke alarms.

ROCK ISLAND -- Smoke detectors are credited with helping people escape a burning home Thursday. The Rock Island Fire Department was called around 8 a.m. Thursday for a fire at 49 Hawthorne Road ...

Smoke alarm batteries should be changed twice a year while the device should be replaced every 10 years. Experts also encourage families to make an escape plan and practice at least twice a year.