If your smoke alarm keeps waking you up for no reason, here's what's going on -- and the maintenance that can stop it.

The sound and frequency of a smoke detector's beeping helps indicate what the problem is, from a false alarm to needing a new ...

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

According to our home maintenance experts, now, in October, is the perfect time to do so, particularly during fire prevention ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With their proven ability to double your family’s chance of surviving a residential fire, smoke detectors are one of the most valuable fire safety tools on the ...

October is National Fire Prevention Month. Local fire departments emphasize the importance of people checking their smoke ...

Having working smoke alarms in your home cuts the risk of dying in reported home fires in half. Follow these steps to help ensure your smoke alarms will sound in the event of a home fire. Justin ...

The The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is accepting applications for grants to encourage behaviors that will improve ...

While house fires are a common occurrence, they do pose a significant risk during the cooler months of the year.

NORFOLK, Va. — This past week a fire in Portsmouth took the lives of a mother and two of her young children. The fire broke out in a rented duplex on Neville Street. Investigators confirmed it was ...

The Arlington, Virginia fire department has a few tips for keeping those smoke alarms in good working order: Test smoke alarms once a month by pushing the "test button. Install new batteries at least ...