Ohio fire officials urge residents to check smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when clocks 'spring forward' this weekend.

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A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. – This Fire Prevention Week, there’s a sobering message from the American Red Cross of Louisiana: home fire deaths are on the rise across the state. This year, the state has lost more ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - Muscatine fire officials are encouraging residents to not only adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time but also check and replace the batteries in their smoke and carbon ...

Illinois State Fire Marshal urges testing and replacing smoke/CO alarms with 10-year sealed batteries during Daylight Saving ...

Illinois officials urge residents to test and replace smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as daylight saving time begins.

The devices are essential, and it’s well worth considering the newest models.

A common method for routing alarm signals to central stations is now subject to new NFPA 72 rules, but for now, there’s no way to prove compliance.