Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ...

Cooking is the leading trigger for home fire alarms, yet the device you rely on to protect your family can become so annoying near the kitchen that you are tempted to silence it or take it down. The ...

In a house fire, the people inside have just minutes to escape — and their lives can often be saved from properly installed and maintained smoke alarms throughout the home. The National Fire ...

Replacing smoke alarm batteries can be a hassle. It always seems that just as soon as you've installed fresh ones, the low-battery warning is beeping at you again. Many homeowners wonder why their ...

Smoke alarms have become so common that we often take them for granted. We shouldn’t. Roughly 3 out of 5 fire deaths happen in homes with no alarms or ones that didn’t work. “When there’s a fire, ...

In a house fire, the people inside have just minutes to escape — and their lives can often be saved from properly installed and maintained smoke alarms throughout the home. Daylight saving time is ...

We've been in our house (bought new) for 12 years. This morning (5:40AM, everyone was asleep) our smoke detectors, of the wired whole-house variety that were installed when the house was built, ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s annoying when your home’s smoke detector goes off just because it sensed your cooking. But, disabling a chirping or sounding alarm can be risky. Consumer Reports says you should ...