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The detector placement mistake that leaves sleeping kids less protected

Most parents assume that if a smoke alarm is chirping away in the hallway, their sleeping children are protected. The ...

The 6 Best Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms to Protect Your Family and Home

The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

Place Any Space Smart Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector review

There are four Place smoke and CO detector models, purpose built for the kitchen, nursery, garage, and outside sleeping areas ...
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The detector date code you should check tonight and where it’s hidden

Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors quietly decide how much time you have to escape a fire, yet the tiny date code that ...
New Atlas

Protect Your Home & Family with Smarter Smoke and CO Detection

Siterwell designs interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide alarms built to meet the performance expectations of modern homes ...
ConsumerAffairs

How much does it cost to replace smoke detectors?

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoke detectors should be replaced every 10 years. While working smoke detectors are a must for ...
Forbes

The 5 Best Carbon Monoxide Detectors To Safeguard Your Home

In addition to smoke detectors, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors are essential for home safety. The best carbon monoxide detectors alert you when there's a potentially harmful concentration of this ...
WOOD-TV

Check your smoke detectors, fire chief recommends

WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — As you work to change all of your clocks back, safety officials are reminding you to check another fixture in your house: smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Fire departments ...
WBAL-TV

Fire officials urge residents to ensure their homes have properly installed smoke detectors

DATA TO BACK UP WHAT THEY’RE SAYING. A 2021 REPORT SHOWS THAT IF YOU HAVE A WORKING SMOKE ALARM IN YOUR HOUSE, YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVING A HOUSE FIRE INCREASE BY MORE THAN 50%. MAYOR BRENNAN, SCOTT ...
KAIT

Fire department receives grant for free smoke detectors

BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) — The Batesville Fire Department recently received a grant from the Arkansas Fire Protection Service Board to purchase 250 smoke detectors, free to ...
WCYB

Spring forward: Use time change to check detectors, says Bristol, VA Fire Dept.

BRISTOL, Va. (WCYB) — This weekend it will be time to 'spring forward.' Daylight Saving Time will begin on Sunday at 2:00 a.m. When moving the time on your clocks forward, first responders say this is ...

Fire chief stresses working smoke detector after deadly house fire in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — A local fire chief is stressing the importance of a working smoke detector after a deadly house fire last week in Springfield. As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, the Springfield Fire ...