Most of the real safety and hygiene risks at home hide in plain sight, inside devices you assume will last for years. I find ...

In the aftermath of the fire that killed three people in York City on Wednesday, Fire Chief William Sleeger could not stress enough the importance of smoke detectors. In going through the rubble of ...

Ensure the safety of your home by knowing how often you should replace smoke detectors. When's the last time you tested (or replaced) your smoke detector? Can't remember? Then it sounds like it's time ...

A home that was destroyed by an overnight fire in Overland Park Thursday didn’t have working smoke detectors, according to ...

The Philadelphia Fire Department is set to give out smoke detectors in neighborhoods that have recently had fatal fires.

Michael Gendek had a sense of relief Saturday as volunteers updated the smoke detectors in his family’s second-story Jeannette apartment. Since the family moved into the Harrison Avenue rental ...

Tennesseans can now get free carbon monoxide detectors from the state.

Q: I changed the batteries in my smoke detector, but when I tested it afterward nothing happened. The batteries are new, but the smoke detector is very old. I know that it’s hard-wired into my home’s ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

As a vicious fire ripped through a Fairfield family’s home on Figlar Avenue late Monday night, a working smoke detector ...

When's the last time you tested (or replaced) your smoke detector? Can't remember? Then it sounds like it's time to give it an inspection. While smoke detectors are made to last a full decade, it's ...