However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less electrical resistance and amp up battery activity, while colder temps do ...

Installing smoke detectors is the single best way to protect your home and family from fire. In fact, 43% of residential fire ...

First things first, if the batteries have corroded, dispose of them according to your local waste authority guidelines, or ...

When a public building catches fire, its built-in systems automatically respond: Smoke alarms blare, sprinklers kick on, and ...

STOW — State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts are teaming up this month to draw ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial ...

MULTIPLE BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED FOLLOWING AN OVERNIGHT FIRE IN SENECA. OUR NATE STANLEY WAS AT THE SCENE AND SPOKE WITH ONE OF ...

But as the Hart resident moved from the bedroom to the living room of her mobile home she realized she was facing a whole ...

“This is going to change us forever,” Hillside Mayor Dehlia Vertreese said while speaking to reporters around noon on ...

Navigating life in a polluted city is a challenge, but it doesn’t mean you have to surrender your skin’s health.

GREAT BARRINGTON — A chimney fire that spread to a home’s roof Monday prompted Fire Chief Scott Turner to remind residents to ...