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

One important caveat to keep in mind: the sensors used to detect carbon monoxide (CO) in the home degrade after 7 years. That ...

However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less electrical resistance and amp up battery activity, while colder temps do ...

A chirping smoke alarm often indicates a low battery. When it happens at night, it could be an environmental issue affecting ...

Throwing smoke detectors away in household trash or recycling poses its own fire hazard, according to the Department of Fire ...

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...

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

STOW — State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts are teaming up this month to draw ...

The Rockford Fire Department is installing free smoke alarms as part of Illinois’ statewide fire safety blitz.

Replace smoke alarms after 10 years and CO alarms according to the manufacturer’s instructions (usually after 5, 7, or 10 years depending on make and model) Choose new smoke alarms from a well-known ...

Fire officials at an event in Brockton are warning Mass. residents statewide their household smoke detectors may no longer be ...

"Our concern is that a wave of smoke alarms in homes across Massachusetts won’t be reliable in the months ahead." ...