He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home appliances and smart devices including robot vacuums, smoke/CO detectors and air conditioning units.

Do not place a smoke detector near a window, door leading outside, or near a ventilation duct. A smoke detector should be replaced every 10 years, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

Some people try to do this in lofts, cabins and similar rooms. However, it can blocked a smoke detector's sensors and make wiring more complicated. Aim about a foot lower when installing.

MENTOR, Ohio — The Mentor Fire Department says a smoke detector saved the life of a resident, alerting him that his house was ablaze in the overnight hours on Tuesday. According to the ...

For fire safety, a working and up-to-date smoke detector is your best friend. There are varieties out there that can detect smoke only, or smoke and carbon monoxide. Some even offer smartphone ...

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 ...

Two Romanian men have been charged with stealing 108 boxes of smoke detectors, valued at $5,180, from a Home Depot in Kansas City, court records show.The alleged theft occurred on Oct. 10 ...

If I knew of a better smoke alarm that could work with the existing wiring, I would toss every one of these Firex alarms, all 12 of them, in the bin! We replaced all 8 alarms less than a year ago ...

Investigators found the fire was set intentionally, with Singleton removing smoke detectors and using lighter fluid. Her daughter, Shamiya Stewart, later died from severe burns and smoke inhalation.

That’s already brought Wi-Fi controls to the Home app, as well as Nest camera feeds, and back in November we spotted evidence that Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors could ...