New York Post

Thousands of smoke detectors sold on Amazon recalled due to potential fire hazard

Thousands of smoke detector fire alarms sold exclusively on Amazon are being recalled over a sound issue that could pose a fire hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a notice ...

Evansville firefighters go door-to-door to install fire detectors, at no cost to homeowner

Volunteers say their goal is to make sure every home has working detectors, so families the early warning they need to get ...
Summit County

Summit Fire & EMS reminds residents to change smoke detector batteries this weekend

Summit Fire & EMS is reminding residents to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they reset their clocks for the end of daylight saving time Sunday, Nov. 5. Smoke detectors play a ...
KCCI Des Moines

Des Moines Fire Department shares maintenance steps to maintain smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

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 ...
WGBH

Check your smoke detectors: Fire officials urge Mass. residents to replace outdated alarms

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 ...
EDN

How to design smoke and heat detectors that can “Take the Heat”

Buildings are evolving into sophisticated networks of electric and electronic systems to help reach net-zero climate change goals. Figure 1 illustrates the categories of electrical and electronic ...