A recent letter refers to BESS facilities as “high-hazard” installations that present “uniquely severe risks.” ...

When a fire starts at the far end of your home, the first alarm to sense smoke is rarely the one outside your bedroom. If your detectors are not linked, you may not hear that first warning until the ...

A new federal class-action lawsuit alleges two of the nation’s largest smoke-detector manufacturers misled consumers for decades about the ability of their alarms to warn people in time during common ...

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The NFPA advises that when choosing a new fire alarm, make sure that it meets certain safety standards for protection. There are a few organizations that test and set such industry standards for fire ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - As temperatures drop and residents turn on heaters, the Grand Junction Fire Department is reminding the community to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide ...

EASTHAMPTON — Western Mass. fire officials gathered at the Easthampton Public Safety complex on Oct. 29 to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their 10-year useful ...

As you work to change all of your clocks back, safety officials are reminding you to check another fixture in your house: smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. (Nov. 2, 2025) ‘I can’t take any more of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 2, and officials urge people to use the occasion to check batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Leaders said ...

Almost every cook has set off a smoke alarm or two. Aside from fanning smoke out of the kitchen, it can be a good way to know that it is indeed still working. Smoke detectors inside the devices sense ...