Throwing smoke detectors away in household trash or recycling poses its own fire hazard, according to the Department of Fire ...
October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...
"Our concern is that a wave of smoke alarms in homes across Massachusetts won’t be reliable in the months ahead." ...
Replace smoke alarms after 10 years and CO alarms according to the manufacturer’s instructions (usually after 5, 7, or 10 ...
Many Massachusetts smoke alarms will need replacing in the coming months, fire officials warned Tuesday. The state Department ...
State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts are teaming up this month to draw attention to ...
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 ...
The reason for the concentration of alarms in or near sleeping areas is obvious: Fires may have a chance to spread before a ...
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 ...
WESTBOROUGH — A contingent of fire chiefs and the state fire marshal have a common goal: To make smoke alarms an important ...
Nine people made it out safe after a fire broke out in their Benton Harbor group home Tuesday morning.Crews were called to ...