When homeowners think about burglar-proofing their house, they often first consider installing burglar alarms. But professional home-security experts offer different advice: “Secure windows and doors ...

Firefighting research done by the Underwriters Laboratories Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) points to closing a bedroom door as a key way to buy time in a fire emergency. The project even ...

Sprinklers help stop fires, but most houses aren't equipped with them. Turns out another way to help fires from spreading inside a home is decidedly low tech: Shut interior doors to keep the fire from ...

In a public safety advisory issued Wednesday, the Oakland Police Department recommended residents reinforce their doors and install security cameras amid a spate of home invasion robberies in the East ...