No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.

Whether you're renting a new place or sleeping at a home you've lived in for years, a nasty surprise waits at night: The ...

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

A recent study found that 80 percent of children sleep through smoke alarms. — -- While smoke detectors are credited with saving thousands of lives each year, some researchers suggest that you ...

The reason for the concentration of alarms in or near sleeping areas is obvious: Fires may have a chance to spread before a ...

PARKERSBURG — City Fire Chief Jason Matthews is asking residents to put fresh batteries in their smoke alarms this weekend when they set their clocks forward an hour. “It’s just an easy thing to ...