The author has long advised readers to return old smoke alarms to manufacturers. Then he tried doing it himself.

As a new homeowner, you probably have a list of projects to tackle, but ensuring your home is safe and secure should always ...

A smoke sensor developed by La Trobe University academics that has the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars in ...

False fire alarms can be a big problem, wasting time, money, and emergency resources. Now, a team of South Korean researchers ...

Feel that nip in the air? Fall has arrived! Here's how to get your home and yard ready for winter before it's too late.

Two other children, ages 7 and 10, survived. Winstrom said the 46-year-old mother removed seven smoke detectors from the house and poured lighter fluid before setting the fire. She was outside ...

KTBS is on your side and Answering the Call. The Shreveport Fire Department visited the KTBS 3 Studio to talk about the importance of smoke detectors in case of an emergency. Several house fires ...

In the case of the California wildfires, the pollution source is exposing millions of people in the greater Los Angeles area to smoke. And that smoke contains some pollutants that are outside of t ...

Over 300,000 smoke alarms sold nationwide by the Home Shopping Network have been recalled because they may malfunction and fail to alert consumers of a fire, posing a risk of smoke inhalation or ...

When's the last time you tested (or replaced) your smoke detector? Can't remember? Then it sounds like it's time to give it an inspection. While smoke detectors are made to last a full decade, it's ...