Your home’s first line of defense against fires and smoke are its smoke detectors. These devices pick up on smoke in the air and alert you to its presence. The idea is that the alarm will activate and ...

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 ...

There are multiple reasons to convert your home to hard-wired smoke detectors. One of the most basic reasons people convert is that some battery-powered smoke detectors can be hard to reach. Moreover, ...

Q: My home has hard-wired smoke detectors. How often do I need to replace them, and what kind of replacements do I need? Can I do it myself, or do I need a professional? And if I need a pro, what kind ...

Q: I changed the batteries in my smoke detector, but when I tested it afterward nothing happened. The batteries are new, but the smoke detector is very old. I know that it’s hard-wired into my home’s ...

Q: About 10 years ago, I replaced the original wired smoke alarms in my home with wired dual sensors that use both photoelectric and ionization technology. Because I’ve read that in-home smoke ...

There are a lot of objects in your home you may not even think about until one of two things happens: Either it malfunctions, ...

The New Orleans Fire Department is available to install free smoke-alarm services for residents who are deaf or hard of hearing, according to a news release issued Monday (Oct. 8). The service adds to ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – The Agawam Fire Department ran a very successful and demanding program to install new smoke detectors in resident’s homes but have now run out of funding. In order to keep the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- City residents can now get free carbon monoxide detectors installed by Syracuse firefighters, in addition to the department’s free smoke detector program. “We’re really trying to get ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Around 60 volunteers gathered in Davenport Saturday, March 8, to install over 300 smoke detectors in homes most susceptible to fires throughout the city. The installations were part ...

Once on the political margins, Marjorie Taylor Greene is now emerging as one of Trump’s loudest GOP critics, exposing cracks in a party built to follow his lead.