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

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

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

There are a lot of objects in your home you may not even think about until one of two things happens: Either it malfunctions, or you need it. Smoke alarms fall into this category. While most of us don ...

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

Members of the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania teamed with Allegheny County Emergency Services for a live burn ...

Few events hit as hard as a home fire, but today's home technology offers more ways to help protect yourself, far beyond the basic fire alarms and smoke detectors of years past. From space heater ...

Bryan Walsh is a senior editorial director at Vox overseeing the climate teams and the Unexplainable and The Gray Area podcasts. He is also the editor of Vox’s Future Perfect section and writes the ...

According to our home maintenance experts, now, in October, is the perfect time to do so, particularly during fire prevention ...

A six-year-old Leicester girl died after a charging vape caught fire in her bedroom, an inquest has concluded. Chamiah Grace ...

A safety label can mean the difference between life and death. Here’s why UL and ETL certification matters and how to verify ...

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