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

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

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 ...

"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 years depending on make and model) Choose new smoke alarms from a well-known ...

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

Over 300,000 smoke alarms sold nationwide by the Home Shopping Network have been recalled because they may malfunction and fail to alert consumers of a fire, posing a risk of smoke inhalation or death ...

The state of Arizona has awarded $275,000 to Gridley Middle School so that it can replace a fire-alarm system that hasn’t worked for weeks. The Arizona School Facilities Board approved the building ...