Spring cleaning usually brings the same list of chores: decluttering closets, scrubbing floors, washing windows and tackling maintenance tasks that piled up over winter. But one of the most important ...

Check your smoke detector. Treatlife Technology's Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors are being recalled due to risk of serious injury or death from smoke inhalation o ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ...

A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk if it's expired or malfunctioning. Every year, thousands of home fires ...

Households that depend on combination smoke-and-carbon-monoxide detectors face a recurring safety gap: federal regulators ...

There’s never a bad time to invest in home fire safety, and the best place to start is checking your home’s smoke alarms to ensure they’re working properly. These invaluable devices protect you and ...

Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday and it has become a tradition to test your smoke alarms while also turning clocks ahead one hour. Sioux City Fire Lieutenant John Nelson says it’s important to make ...

Massachusetts fire officials say it’s time to replace smoke and fire alarms purchased a decade ago after a change in fire codes. They urge residents to check the manufacturing date printed on the back ...

Fire officials urge residents to check their smoke alarms when changing their clocks for daylight saving time. Working smoke alarms can reduce the risk of dying in a house fire by about 60%. As ...

Cincinnati tenants are responsible for maintaining smoke detectors, including battery replacement and reporting malfunctions. Landlords are required to install smoke ...