1. Why is it important to have a working smoke alarm in the house, and how often should it be tested? Set a time once a month to test the alarm, even the hard-wired alarms.

Firex is Kidde’s brand of hardwired and battery-powered smoke alarms and safety devices. It offers a wide variety of alarm types so homeowners and renters can customize their protection to their ...

An investigation continues into the fire at a south Charlotte apartment complex that left six people hurt early Thursday morning.Several residents said they never heard their smoke alarms go off ...

Smoke alarms can be extremely annoying. But they save lives. I don't know if my smoke alarm in my flat is hard-wired, or battery operated. I don't know if it's connected to the other alarms in the ...

The four Place models start at $139, and are available now at The Home Depot. With the excellent Nest Protect now discontinued, many homeowners have been seeking an alternative smart alarm that can ...

Among a plethora of options to choose from, here are the six best hard-wired smoke detectors from our testing. Take a peek!

That mission for change is what brought Cleveland’s Fire Division, the American Red Cross and local volunteers together on ...

The American Red Cross is teaming up with the Ironton Fire Department and local emergency partners to install free smoke ...

Officials are reminding people how important it is to checking your smoke alarms after crews responded to a fire in Orangeburg.

People can be left with as little as one or two minutes to escape a home once an alarm sounds and officials say every second ...

Following a fatal house fire near I-244 and West 41st Street South, Tulsa firefighters install free smoke detectors in the ...