Most parents assume that if a smoke alarm is chirping away in the hallway, their sleeping children are protected. The ...

I found two recent television reports from out of the area that had some disturbing news about smoke detectors. In both cases, the news stations set off the detectors in the middle of the night as a ...

As daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, the American Red Cross is urging you to test your smoke alarms while turning your clocks back.“Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire ...

This comes after local Red Cross volunteers responded to help 18 people in Ladd, Avon, Douds and Moline affected by 4 home fires within the past week. According to the Red Cross, working smoke alarms ...

Smoke alarms are key to reducing fire deaths. However, plenty of homes lack the recommended number of smoke alarms. How do you improve getting smoke alarms into homes? It starts with getting accurate ...

(Reuters Health) - A smoke alarm that broadcasts a mother's voice would wake children much more quickly than alarms that blast high-pitched tones, a new U.S. study finds. Sleeping children, as it ...

SALT LAKE CITY — As Utahns prepare to set their clocks forward for daylight saving time this Sunday, March 9, the American Red Cross of Utah is reminding residents to check their smoke alarms as part ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - Muscatine fire officials are encouraging residents to not only adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time but also check and replace the batteries in their smoke and carbon ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is urging residents to test, inspect, and replace smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms as daylight saving time ends ...