Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...
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.
Working smoke alarms cut risk of home fire deaths in half, at least 146 South Carolinians saved by smoke alarms since 2014 SOUTH CAROLINA — Daylight saving time begins on March 10 and the American Red ...
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 ...
Siterwell designs interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide alarms built to meet the performance expectations of modern homes ...
Winter is when your home works hardest, and when small oversights can turn deadly. Before the weather turns ugly, building a ...
Sound The Alarm is an initiative of the American Red Cross to get smoke detectors into homes and to help homeowners create ...
The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...
This comes after local Red Cross volunteers responded to help 18 people in Ladd, Avon, Douds and Moline affected by 4 home fires within the past week. According to the Red Cross, working smoke alarms ...