Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ready to take action. However, it's important that the smoke detector ...

Easton residents in need of a smoke detector can get one for free. The Easton Fire Department is offering free smoke detectors to residents of owner-occupied homes within the city, courtesy of a ...

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Fire Department is emphasizing the importance of smoke detectors after a resident claimed his detector helped save his life during a house fire. Fire ...

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...

SAGINAW, MI — Saginaw firefighters are reminding citizens of the importance of smoke detectors after the devices averted a potential tragedy at a West Side residence. At 2:46 p.m. on Wednesday, July ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — While the cause of the fire that killed nine people at the Gabriel Assisted Living Facility in Fall River remains under investigation, officials believe the smoke was a ...

Smoke detectors were not functioning during a firework-related house fire on July Fourth near Buckner that killed two people and critically injured one, officials say, highlighting a danger officials ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Smoke filled a Syracuse apartment early Monday before a fire spread through a two-family home where smoke detectors weren’t working, firefighters said. Around 8:48 a.m., a resident ...

The fishing vessel Tarka II burned Sept. 2, 2024, near near Tatoosh Island, Wash., Coast Guard photo. A fire on a Pacific Northwest fishing vessel last year showed how additional smoke and fire ...

Cincinnati tenants are responsible for maintaining smoke detectors, including battery replacement and reporting malfunctions. Landlords are required to install smoke ...

Following its investigation of a fire that broke out aboard the 66-foot long, 1972-built fishing vessel Tarka II in September last year, the National Transportation Safety Board is highlighting the ...