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 and working. These invaluable devices can help to protect you and your ...

Residents who lived in the west side of Altadena did not receive an evacuation order until 3:25 a.m., which was hours after the fires first began to burn through their neighborhoods.

The wireless home security systems of 20 years ... half of what a professional alarm company would charge. Monitoring service, which notifies the police or fire department, can cost $40 or more ...

When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many ...