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 ...

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

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June 25--A smoke detector can be the factor that saves lives in the event of a house fire. Firefighters with the Waco Community Volunteer Fire Department spent Saturday going door-to-door to check and ...

READING, Pa. - The Reading Fire Department embarks on a life-saving mission for free every year. It's a mission to install smoke detectors in homes all around the city, a move that can wind up saving ...