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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? According to the National Fire Protection Agency’s Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires ...

I’ve been writing about smoke detectors for a few years. That often involves researching fire statistics, so when I see something like the fact that the death rate from a fire is 60 percent lower in ...

There are a lot of objects in your home you may not even think about until one of two things happens: Either it malfunctions, or you need it. Smoke alarms fall into this category. While most of us don ...