Don't ignore that smoke detector on the wall. Here are the best places to install one for improved fire safety.

He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home appliances and smart devices including robot vacuums, smoke/CO detectors and air conditioning units.

Fire Prevention Week is here. The Mound firefighters and I, along with thousands of firefighters across North America, are visiting schools and other sites in the community teaching the basics of ...

By cleverly patching into the test button on an old smoke detector he created a circuit-trip alarm. One side of each piece of wire is secured to the frame and jam of a window. A paper clip ...

The author has long advised readers to return old smoke alarms to manufacturers. Then he tried doing it himself.

Press and hold the test button for 30 seconds. Place the battery back into the device (or replace it if it’s older). Snap the smoke detector back into its base. 4. There’s an issue with the ...

A smoke sensor developed by La Trobe University academics that has the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars in ...

We didn’t get around to doing this test on the alarms in our home ... The benefit of having up-to-date and up-to-code smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home is never having to ...

The boy has serious burns but Samson believes he could’ve escaped injury with a warning sound so the Sharon Fire Department ...

Push the button and bear the piercing sound at least twice per year, advise experts who stress the importance of testing ...

CR's testers say these models from First Alert and Kidde are great at protecting you and your loved ones from harmCR's engineers use high flames to see whether smoke detectors respond ...

Although these are useful, I wish it used a voice-alarm to explain the alerts. The First Alert PRC710 performed well during my testing on all three days and consistently activated its smoke alarm ...