Carbon monoxide is unforgiving, and the margin for error in how you place your detector is far smaller than most homeowners ...

That random chirp at 2:13 a.m. is enough to make a grown man question his life choices. You changed the battery. You pressed the test button. You even stood on a chair in your socks, squinting at the ...

Picture this: you’re cozied up on the couch, a movie playing, popcorn in hand. Suddenly, the smoke alarm blares. Your heart races, and you leap into action, only to discover it was just the burnt ...

The Place Any Space smoke detector is stuffed with features—and some of the even pricier models in the product line offer even more—but we’re not sure that justifies their high price tags. When it ...

You settle in under the duvet and get all warm and cozy, your eyes begin to feel heavy, and gradually you start to drift off to sleep. Then, a periodic beep sound infiltrates your dreams and try as ...

A new federal class-action lawsuit alleges two of the nation’s largest smoke-detector manufacturers misled consumers for decades about the ability of their alarms to warn people in time during common ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Reports about a beeping bag Monday evening turned out to be a false alarm. Central Dispatch received calls about a suspicious bag hooked up to a utility pole in the 1100 block of South ...

Did you know that nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths happen in homes without working smoke alarms? Not homes without alarms. Homes with alarms that don't work. And most of the time, it's ...

A 4-1/2-year-old child who is hard-of-hearing can sleep more securely now that Buffalo Grove firefighters equipped his family’s home with one of the state’s first “bed shaker” smoke alarm systems. The ...