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

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

A firefighter-built smoke detector uses silent strobe lights to help firefighters locate and rescue pets during house fires.

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

Through its "Sound the Alarm Program," the American Red Cross is saving thousands of lives by installing fire alarms.

Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...

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

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.

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

Smoke alarms save lives, but if they shriek every time you sear a steak or run a hot shower, you are more likely to silence or disable them than to trust them. The real fix is not to lower your guard, ...

Smoke alarms "save lives, but only if they work," these were the words of Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service on 'Test It Tuesday.' ...