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

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

HUNTINGTON — During Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11, the Central Appalachia Region reminds everyone of the dangers of home ...

When a five-alarm fire ripped through downtown Baltimore’s Westside on September 2, I feared the worst for the New Pickwick, a 1908 nickelodeon which helped introduce moving pictures to the city. The ...

Post updated at 7:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29: A small fire in the designated girls’ locker room at Lawrence High School on Monday caused an evacuation, and some parents are upset with the communication, ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Monday that Democrats won’t accept any Republican spending bill that makes life more expensive for working class people, pointing specifically to ...

A four-alarm fire ripped through a nine-unit residential building in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood on Sunday, leaving 25 residents displaced and two firefighters injured. The fire broke out just ...

The Barrie Fire and Emergency Service (BFES) is calling on all Barrie residents to test their smoke alarms Sunday as part of Test Your Smoke Alarm Day. Be prepared to be Saved by the Beep with a ...

BUTLER TWP — Pennsylvania had 208 fire deaths in 2023, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. The state’s rate of fire deaths is on the lower end compared to the other 49 states, but the American ...

The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Combined County Criminal Investigation Unit are investigating a three alarm house fire Friday morning in Allegany County that claimed the life of a woman ...

The Red Cross and Utica Volunteer Fire Department will install free smoke alarms and share fire safety tips during a "Sound the Alarm" event in Utica on Oct. 4.This initiative is part of the Red Cross ...