There’s never a bad time to invest in home fire safety, and the best place to start is checking your home’s smoke alarms to ensure they’re working properly. These invaluable devices protect you and ...

Why automated 24/7 fire department dispatch saves homes while families sleep.

FAMILY EVEN EASIER. SIMON GUNSTOCK AND HIS FAMILY WERE LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT OF THEIR HOME AFTER A DRYER CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE IS LIKE WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE DRYER AREA. IT JUST WENT SO FAST. IT ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) hosted an outreach event in north Topeka following a fatal fire over Labor ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They “chirp,” which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

An ear-splitting smoke alarm siren is one of the worst midnight surprises. But it’s even worse when your detector keeps beeping in the middle of the night but then stops and acts perfectly normal ...

The agency said that the alarms may not sound quickly enough because the sensor is set too high. The brand on the box of three photoelectric smoke alarms is LShome. The devices are white, are powered ...

Ardmore firefighters have installed smoke detectors for free for years. Now, the Red Cross is providing the detectors at no ...

Massachusetts fire officials say it’s time to replace smoke and fire alarms purchased a decade ago after a change in fire codes. They urge residents to check the manufacturing date printed on the back ...

Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Jon Davine speaks at a event at the Easthampton Fire Department to remind people to make sure they have working fire detectors. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for ...