If you bought a smoke alarm recently, it may not work when you need it the most. Kidde is recalling about 452,000 dual-sensor units sold in the U.S. and some 40,000 sold in Canada because a yellow cap ...

If you have a Kidde smoke detector, you should inspect it today. Models PI2010 and PI9010 have been recalled due to a manufacturing defect that inhibits their ability to smell smoke. If your model ...

After Kidde recalled 37 million fire extinguishers last fall, the manufacturer is now recalling 452,000 smoke alarms due to a manufacturing defect. Kidde says a yellow cap left on during the ...

A dreaded problem strikes homes of all kinds every night: A smoke alarm, once quiet during the day, suddenly chirps a blaring siren, often when everyone is in their deepest sleep. There's no sign of a ...

Kidde smoke alarms are failing at the only job they have — detecting smoke. Nearly half a million of these alarms sold in the United States (and several thousand more in Canada), are now being ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Nearly 500,000 smoke detectors that might not be able to detect smoke are being recalled by a company based in North Carolina, and one local fire department has been ...

Why are you reading about smoke detectors, may you ask? Well, for one, they can save your life — indicating the onset of a fire at home. According to the “Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires” report by the ...