October is National Fire Prevention Month. Local fire departments emphasize the importance of people checking their smoke alarms.

Protect your home the right way. This tutorial shows how to hardwire a smoke and CO detector combo, including how to locate ...

However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less ...

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

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

The sound and frequency of a smoke detector's beeping helps indicate what the problem is, from a false alarm to needing a new ...

The Springfield Fire Department is offering free smoke alarm installations to residents as part of a statewide initiative to improve fire safety.

Watch and learn how to prevent house fires and be safe in the event of one.

A 69-year-old Maryland woman was killed Friday morning when a three-alarm blaze ripped through her home, authorities announced. Crews from the Corriganville Fire Department were called shortly before ...

TORRINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) – A second alarm fire in Torrington is under investigation by the Torrington Fire Marshal’s office and the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit. Fire ...

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Smoke alarms are being credited with saving two lives after an early morning fire destroyed a Colleton County home. According to Colleton County Fire-Rescue, the blaze ...

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Fire officials in Colleton County are crediting smoke alarms with saving the lives of two people during an early Thursday morning house fire. Crews with Colleton County ...