Not all smoke detectors are equal, and the type of smoke detector installed in many homes might not sound off in all fires. Smoke alarm manufacturers sell alarms with two types of technology.

The devices are essential, and it’s well worth considering the newest models.

Check your smoke alarms. Universal Security Instruments is recalling about 180,000 smoke and fire alarms that may not activate properly and fail to alert people to a fire, according to the Consumer ...

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The American Red Cross is urging residents to test their smoke alarms this weekend as they set their clocks forward for daylight saving time on March 8.

Other than when it starts repeating an ear-piercing chirp to signal the battery needs to be changed, the average person does not give much thought to smoke detectors. They might not be on top of our ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – American Red Cross and local fire officials are teaming up to “Sound the Alarm ...