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 ...

Massachusetts fire officials say it’s time to replace smoke and fire alarms purchased a decade ago after a change in fire codes. They urge residents to check the manufacturing date printed on the back ...

YOUR FAMILY SAFE. RIGHT NOW, THE ALARMS THAT WERE PURCHASED AND PUT IN PLACE TEN YEARS AGO ARE COMING TO THEIR END OF LIFE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THIS WAVE OF SMOKE ALARMS IN HOMES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS ...

Fire officials across the state are warning Massachusetts residents their household smoke detectors may no longer be reliable. “Smoke alarms are like any other appliance — they don’t last forever,” ...

A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. ZANE. WELL, OCTOBER IS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION MONTH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST SAFETY TIPS SHARED BY DEPARTMENTS. CHECK YOUR FIRE ALARMS. YEAH. AND OVER THE WEEKEND TWO PEOPLE WERE ...

STOW — State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts are teaming up this month to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their useful ...

CHADBOURN, N.C. (WECT) - More than 1,000 smoke alarms are being distributed to 20 fire departments across Columbus County. The initiative comes in response to a tragic house fire in late August that ...

Fire Prevention Week, running Oct. 5-11, emphasizes the importance of buying, charging, and recycling lithium-ion batteries for smoke detectors. State officials report that more than 100 people have ...

The house had smoke alarms, but they didn’t work.

TOWN OF PESHTIGO, Wis. (WBAY) - A mobile residence is a complete loss but no one was hurt after a fire Thursday morning. Firefighters were called out shortly before 8:00 a.m. on Thursday for a mobile ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Agencies throughout Columbus County are providing smoke alarms following a fire that claimed the lives of four children in August. State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor, along with ...