This typically solves the problem for alarms that run entirely on batteries and for those that are hardwired with a battery backup. Sometimes, however, the smoke detector continues making the same ...

EVERETT, Wash. — Everett Fire credits smoke alarms for warning residents about a fire in their duplex. Around 2:40 p.m. on ...

The author has long advised readers to return old smoke alarms to manufacturers. Then he tried doing it himself.

Smoke alarms aren't just beeping annoyances that go off when a breaker flips or your cooking gets a little zesty. These detectors are vital, legally required security systems in residential homes ...

About 328,000 smoke alarms sold nationwide and online by the Home Shopping Network — or as it now calls itself, HSN — are being recalled because the products can malfunction and fail to alert ...

The following are among recent calls for assistance answered by the Hutchinson Fire Department: DEC. 2: At 8:38 p.m. , firefighters responded to a fire alarm at an assisted living facility in the ...

There are about 300,000 of these Samurai mini smoke alarms. They are sold online by ... have been triggered on their own. They say the problem affects the 2019-2022 models of the Honda Insight ...

“Working smoke alarms will give you that early notification if there is a problem, and it’s just very important. Test those smoke alarms — make sure that they work,” Turnquist sai ...

which never have a problem. If I knew of a better smoke alarm that could work with the existing wiring, I would toss every one of these Firex alarms, all 12 of them, in the bin! We replaced all 8 ...

False fire alarms can be a big problem, wasting time, money, and emergency resources. Now, a team of South Korean researchers ...