Your home’s first line of defense against fires and smoke are its smoke detectors. These devices pick up on smoke in the air and alert you to its presence. The idea is that the alarm will activate and ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

One man died in a fire in this rowhouse on East North Ave. last Saturday. (Baltimore City Fire Dept. photo) One week after a pair of fatal fires, Baltimore City firefighters will go on what officials ...

Having smoke detectors with working batteries placed throughout your home is an important component of fire safety, but in order for them to be most effective, it also makes a difference where they’re ...

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, in conjunction with Placer Title Company, is offering an opportunity for any resident of the city of South Lake Tahoe who needs a smoke detector to pick one up at ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – The Agawam Fire Department ran a very successful and demanding program to install new smoke detectors in resident’s homes but have now run out of funding. In order to keep the ...