Spring cleaning usually brings the same list of chores: decluttering closets, scrubbing floors, washing windows and tackling maintenance tasks that piled up over winter. But one of the most important ...

The American Red Cross is urging residents to test their smoke alarms this weekend as they set their clocks forward for ...

Milwaukee County officials came together on Tuesday, March 10, to promote residential fire safety, including the importance of working smoke alarms.

Smoke alarms are supposed to be in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on each level of every home. But in many homes, they’re sitting on a table with the battery ripped out after being ...

IT IS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION SAFETY WEEK. THE LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP FIRE COMPANY IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS HAS SOME ...

Make sure you have functional smoke detectors in your home, and a designated area of refuge outside, and a working knowledge of how to “PASS” a fire extinguisher. Top city officials offered those tips ...

The American Red Cross is urging residents to test their smoke alarms as Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 2. Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half, according to a news ...

“Our recommendation is that you do this twice a year. We usually tie that with the change of time that you change the ...

Fire protection is a very important topic for students who live in shared apartments. Many students move away from home for the first time. As a result, they may not always think about safety in their ...

The NFPA advises that when choosing a new fire alarm, make sure that it meets certain safety standards for protection. There are a few organizations that test and set such industry standards for fire ...

“Smoke detectors can save a place.” That’s what the chief at the Belton Fire Department told KWTX after the smoke alarm alerted his department to a fire at Miller’s Smokehouse in downtown Belton over ...