According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 300,000 residential fires cause nearly 2,600 deaths and 11,000 injuries every year. Almost two-thirds of all fire-related deaths ...

We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you hear an eardrum-piercing beep. Your first reaction is to cover your head with a pillow and pretend it never happened. Eventually the slow chirping takes ...

Consumers should remove the alarm from the wall/ceiling and visually inspect it through the opening on the side of the alarm for the presence of a yellow cap. Consumers should not attempt to take ...

This is a big deal financially and safety-wise. The new smoke detectors, if adopted, would cost approximately $6 to $10 more per alarm than most people are paying now. Some say that's a small price to ...

Knowing the different specialities of smoke detectors may save your life. Jan.10, 2008 — -- January is the deadliest month for house fires and fire-related deaths in America, according to the ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s happened to all of us: That annoying low-battery chirp that seems to go off only in the middle of the night, or the smoky dinner dish that trips the sensors. We’re talking ...