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

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

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...

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

Replace smoke alarms after 10 years and CO alarms according to the manufacturer’s instructions (usually after 5, 7, or 10 years depending on make and model) Choose new smoke alarms from a well-known ...

"Our concern is that a wave of smoke alarms in homes across Massachusetts won’t be reliable in the months ahead." ...

The American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region wants to remind everyone of the dangers of home fires, which claim seven ...

The Rockford Fire Department is installing free smoke alarms as part of Illinois’ statewide fire safety blitz.

Fire officials at an event in Brockton are warning Mass. residents statewide their household smoke detectors may no longer be ...

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