Designed for apartments, condos, and small homes, the five-piece Ring Alarm Security Kit comes with a base station, a keypad, ...

CR's testers say these models from First Alert, Kidde, Siterwell, and Universal Instruments are great at protecting you and ...

Massachusetts fire officials say it’s time to replace smoke and fire alarms purchased a decade ago after a change in fire codes. They urge residents to check the manufacturing date printed on the back ...

Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ready to take action. However, it's important that the smoke detector ...

Cincinnati tenants are responsible for maintaining smoke detectors, including battery replacement and reporting malfunctions. Landlords are required to install smoke ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled about 50,000 smoke detectors due to a malfunction that may prevent them from alerting consumers to fires and carbon monoxide leaks, posing a ...

ORNL research led to the development of a Smart Smoke Alarm that uses sophisticated algorithms to more accurately identify fires faster. A decade ago, smoke detectors frequently produced false alarms ...

Q: About 10 years ago, I replaced the original wired smoke alarms in my home with wired dual sensors that use both photoelectric and ionization technology. Because I’ve read that in-home smoke ...

Battery powered smoke detectors have been an essential home safety accessory ever since they were first commercially popularized in the 1970s. But even though the blinking device is fastened to ...