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

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

However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less electrical resistance and amp up battery activity, while colder temps do ...

October is National Fire Prevention Month. Local fire departments emphasize the importance of people checking their smoke alarms.

Throwing smoke detectors away in household trash or recycling poses its own fire hazard, according to the Department of Fire ...

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

The 90 seconds to leave starts the moment a smoke detector goes off, which is why Oxford’s fire department wants every home ...

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

The highlight of the evening was the launch of a free smoke alarm installation program, developed through a partnership ...

Spectiv is inviting South African distributors for its UL 268-certified G8NB linear smoke beam detectors (50–100 m), with ...

Fire Marshals with City of Bentonville are visiting schools across the city in October to teach students about changing smoke detector batteries twice a year, making sure there's a working smoke ...

With this many deaths this year, we are making a focused, just an intensified effort to get that message out in the community ...