Optical-based smoke alarms use light instead. They are slightly better at detecting the large smoke particles created by slow ...

An Indian woman living in the UK had an unexpectedly stressful experience while trying to cook a familiar comfort food far ...

Red cross does organized events throughout the year to make home visits and install those alarms, but you can request one ...

A family narrowly avoided tragedy after their dog alerted them to a fast-spreading house fire at their home near Wigan on New ...

Fire officials in Shreveport, La. are urging families to take preventative steps to ensure their safety in the event of a ...

Fort Worth firefighters Julie Griffin and Samuel Gatlin pull hoses from a truck as they extinguish a tractor-trailer fire on the Interstate 35W service road near Altamesa Boulevard in Fort Worth on ...

Sound The Alarm is an initiative of the American Red Cross to get smoke detectors into homes and to help homeowners create fire escape plans.

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

We need your help, and we need it now,” the leader of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction told lawmakers.

One person was taken to a hospital and several dogs were killed in a fire at a Citrus Heights home Wednesday, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Crews responded to the report of a ...

Around 3:19am a Whiteford woman woke up to the sound of a fire alarm, forcing her to quickly evacuate. "Smoke alarms save lives," the Maryland State Fire Marshal said in a release. By the time crews ...

The high-rise with the stunning views of Central Park has become a money trap for some residents. For one man, it became a ...