A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk if it’s expired or malfunctioning. Every year, thousands of home fires ...

As Ohioans prepare to "spring forward" for the upcoming time change this weekend, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal is urging everyone to use this ...

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Are you really maintaining your fire alarm system? Fire alarm systems are expected to help protect people, property, and assets. But you can’t tell if they’re fully operational just by looking at them ...

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Your easy guide for testing any type of smoke detector at home, from smart and wireless to traditional and wired. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security ...

Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device making that noise may already be too old to reliably sense a real fire. The ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. A New York sprinkler testing technician recently told ...

Framingham firefighters are using a truly chilling image to get residents' attention: a smoke alarm so badly melted it is barely recognizable. After posting the photo on Wednesday, the department ...