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Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ready to take action. However, it's important that the smoke detector ...
The owners of old Hong Kong buildings applying for fire safety subsidies should install smoke detectors as a temporary measure, observers have said, following a deadly blaze at a site with suspected ...
The London Fire Department (LFD) is taking a door-to-door approach to fire safety this summer, launching a new campaign aimed at making sure every home has a working smoke alarm. While the importance ...
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Researchers from the NYU Fire Research Group at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have created an artificial intelligence (AI) ...
I’ve been testing out a new X-Sense Link+ Pro Smoke Detector with Base Station, which offers an easier-than-ever installation method. It’s called the XS0D-MR61 bundle and offers a smart wireless fire ...
Multiple fire departments helped extinguish a blaze that ravaged a Larkin Township home Tuesday afternoon. Two pets died in the fire and a Larkin Township firefighter was injured. Larkin Township Fire ...
The satellite smoke alarms in this MR31 system are larger and more dated than those in X-Sense’s petite FS31 system, but the addition of voice alerts adds extra peace of mind. X-Sense’s XS0B-MR31 ...
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Ionization smoke alarms use a battery and two metal plates, called electrodes, to create an electrical circuit. Ions are tiny ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A large plume of dark smoke was spotted east of Tampa on Thursday. A 3-alarm fire burned at Liberty Recycle, located at 5207 St. Paul Street, according to Hillsborough County Fire ...
Officials said the large fire, which was called in to 911 about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, wasn’t brought under control until after midnight. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue works to extinguish a three-alarm ...
Crews were dispatched to a home in Audrain County Tuesday night for a reported fire. The Mexico Public Safety Department (MPSD) responded to a home in the 900 block of Muldrow Street at 11:24 p.m.