MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Smoke alarms are by far the most effective way to get your family out safely when there's a fire. Still, statistics show one out of every four people who die in a house fire had a ...

BOSTON (CBS) - More than 3,000 people die in fires across the country each year. In Massachusetts, the number of deaths compared to last year is already on the rise. Smoke alarms have been effective ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Liam McCabe Bedding and furniture are rarely the first items to ignite in a ...

A report from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today stated that both types of commercially available home smoke alarms (also called smoke "detectors") ...

Palo Alto is close to becoming the second city in the country to restrict the most common type of smoke alarm and require its lesser-known counterpart to be installed ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – We go to bed a night with the reassurance if a fire sparks and smoke builds, we will be protected. But WHNT News 19 has recently uncovered a disturbing delay in one type of ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. You may be surprised how much NFPA 72’s chapter on ...