GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - New data from the National Fire Prevention Association reinforces the need to have working smoke alarms in your home. Nearly all U.S. households now have at least one smoke ...
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How To Install a Hard Wired Smoke Detector

Follow these steps for easy and safe installation.
The National Fire Protection Association announced that “Smoke alarms: make them work for you!” is the theme for Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6 to 12. This year’s focus on working smoke alarms comes in ...
When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.
Smoke detectors were not functioning during a firework-related house fire on July Fourth near Buckner that killed two people and critically injured one, officials say, highlighting a danger officials ...
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 ...
Four brands of combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors must be replaced after officials found they do not work properly. The Consumer Product Safety Commission urged consumers to stop using ...