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

Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoke detectors should be ...

Nowadays, digital clocks tend to automatically reset when daylight saving time ends every year, making the task easier. But one facet of the time change that isn't automatic is that smoke and carbon ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Many states including Kentucky and Indiana are springing forward as Daylight Saving Time approaches. This annual change is also a current reminder to do simple checks around the ...

Ensure the safety of your home by knowing how often you should replace smoke detectors. When's the last time you tested (or replaced) your smoke detector? Can't remember? Then it sounds like it's time ...

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

We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you hear an eardrum-piercing beep. Your first reaction is to cover your head with a pillow and pretend it never happened. Eventually the slow chirping takes ...

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 American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region wants to remind everyone of the dangers of home fires, which claim seven ...

Smoke detectors were not functioning during a firework-related house fire on July Fourth near Buckner that killed two people and critically injured one, officials say, highlighting a danger officials ...