During residential inspections, my biggest challenge is getting electricians and contractors to accept that the “old” way of installing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors is no longer ...

Smoke alarms aren't just noisy gadgets that chirp when your toast burns. They're essential, life-saving devices required by law in most homes around the country ...

(Mass Appeal) – So many times you’ll hear on the news after a house fire with injuries, or death of the residents, that it could have been avoided if there were updated or properly working smoke ...

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...

Replace smoke alarms after 10 years and CO alarms according to the manufacturer’s instructions (usually after 5, 7, or 10 years depending on make and model) Choose new smoke alarms from a well-known ...

No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.

The city of Las Vegas has finished initial code enforcement inspections at the nearly three dozen Las Vegas properties similar to the Alpine Motel, site of the deadliest fire in the city’s history.

SHOWS US - MANY OF THESE FIRES HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON... AND EXPERTS SAY THEY THERE'S SOMETHING EASY YOU CAN TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE. < FIRE SCENE NATS > FIRES - MAKING HEADLINES ACROSS NEW ...