Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...

Replacing smoke alarm batteries can be a hassle. It always seems that just as soon as you've installed fresh ones, the low-battery warning is beeping at you again. Many homeowners wonder why their ...

When the power fails on a subzero night, your alarms are only as trustworthy as the batteries hiding behind their plastic ...

DEAR HELOISE:Since smoke detectors should be replaced every eight years or so, I found it helpful to put a piece of masking tape or a label on the bottom when installing new ones. I write "smoke ...

The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

Replacing smoke alarm batteries can be a hassle. It always seems that just as soon as you've installed fresh ones, the low-battery warning is beeping at you again. Many homeowners wonder why their ...

The Farmington Hills Fire Department urges everyone to change their smoke alarm batteries when changing their clocks from Daylight Saving Time back on Sunday, Nov. 6. “It’s an easy, inexpensive, and ...

When it comes to one area of fire prevention, smoke alarms, placements, and batteries are some of the common mistakes people make when it comes to being notified of a fire in a home. Experts recommend ...

Every spring and fall we set our clocks ahead and back an hour to go on or off daylight savings time. This is also a good time to remind us to change the 9-volt batteries in our smoke detectors to ...

Daylight saving time ends Nov. 4, and as residents move clocks back one hour, safety officials say it's a good time to change the batteries in smoke detectors. "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery" ...

An ear-splitting smoke alarm siren is one of the worst midnight surprises. But it's even worse when your detector keeps beeping in the middle of the night but then stops and acts perfectly normal ...