One of the most significant safety issues students have to learn at the beginning is fire protection, and it can be even more useful when they are equipped with the ...

This is one of two weekends a year when it's recommended that you change the batteries in your smoke detectors, and make sure they're working right. Those weekends are when daylight-saving time begins ...

It’s that time of year again when days grow shorter, nights longer and, for most of the U.S., clocks “fell back” an hour this morning. This twice-annual time change serves as an excellent reminder to ...

It’s also an ideal time to change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, according to Battalion Chief Marty Hamrick of the Jonesboro Fire Department. “We usually tell people to change the ...

Smoke alarms can cut in half the chance of dying in a fire, but they must be working properly to do so. Many homes have smoke alarms that aren’t working or maintained properly, usually because of ...

LACONIA — The circumstances behind the fire that killed three people earlier this week in Tilton appear similar to those that claimed the lives of a Meriden family in December, officials said Thursday ...

There are a lot of unnecessary alerts our smart devices send us day to day—but when it comes to smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, the more information the better. Fortunately, intelligent smoke and ...

Q: I have several 10-year-old FireX hardwired smoke alarms in my home that I'd like to replace. The model has been discontinued and the adapter plug at the end of the wiring harness doesn't seem to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — About 226,000 smoke alarms made by Kidde are being recalled because they may not alert consumers to a fire, according to a notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...