Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device making that noise may already be too old to reliably sense a real fire. The ...

Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors quietly decide how much time you have to escape a fire, yet the tiny date code that ...

Picture this: you’re cozied up on the couch, a movie playing, popcorn in hand. Suddenly, the smoke alarm blares. Your heart ...

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday in Ohio, and the state fire marshal’s office says this is the time to test smoke alarms while moving clocks ahead one hour. “Smoke alarms are the first ...

While everyone takes a moment to turn back their clocks Sunday morning, the Red Cross encourages people to test their smoke alarms and make sure they are working. Red Cross volunteers responded to ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Nov. 3 marks the end of daylight saving time, and Americans will turn back their clocks as they "fall back" to standard time. The American Red Cross said the beginning and end of ...

NEW YORK — As New Yorkers prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is reminding all New Yorkers to check the batteries and test their ...

Daylight Savings Time is usually when Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) suggests you change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. However, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As Daylight Saving Time comes to an end, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds residents to test, inspect, and replace broken/expired smoke and carbon ...

THE CHAIRMAN SAID DEBATE ON THE RULE WILL BEGIN THIS MORNINGT A 8:00. KATE: WHILE YOU ARE SETTING YOUR CLOCKS BACK THIS WEEK, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WANTS YOU TO CHECK THE BATTERIES IN YOUR FIRE ...