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 ...

A smoke alarm is a smoke alarm … is a smoke alarm? That's what I always believed and then, last month, a reader sent an e-mail. He was concerned about all the fire-related deaths this winter, he wrote ...

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 ...

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 ...