Harhara also recommends choosing a detector that uses long-lasting lithium batteries. These alarms typically last for 10 ...

The International Code Council (ICC) has published new requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) detection and revised requirements for smoke detectors. These provisions are covered in the ICC’s ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) --Officials from Annapolis' Office of Emergency Management said a recall was issued for the Kidde Smoke Detector. The alarms are being recalled after a yellow protective cap in ...

The alarms can fail to alert consumers to the presence of a hazardous level of carbon monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning or death. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless, ...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (CBS) -- Check your smoke detectors – Universal Security Instruments is recalling 180,000 of them over a faulty switch. "The smoke alarms can have a misaligned internal switch ...

In a house fire, the people inside have just minutes to escape — and their lives can often be saved from properly installed and maintained smoke alarms throughout the home. The National Fire ...

That’s why Kidde, the maker of fire safety solutions, is raising awareness through Cause for Alarm™, a fire education and safety initiative addressing fire safety gaps. When a home has a working smoke ...

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.

The modern hacker wields a number of tools that operate on the principle of heating things up to extremely high temperatures, so a smoke alarm is really a must-have piece of equipment. But in an era ...