From misused space heaters to misguided cooking attempts, home fires are one of the most common disasters to hit the inside ...

Smoke alarms aren't just noisy gadgets that chirp when your toast burns. They're essential, life-saving devices required by ...

From Amazon's Echo Look to the Nest Secure security system, these doomed smart home products were destined for the dumpster.

Fire Prevention Week is here. The Mound firefighters and I, along with thousands of firefighters across North America, are visiting schools and other sites in the community teaching the basics of ...

What are the most important types of fire safety equipment for homes? Smoke Alarms: Your First Line of Defense A smoke alarm detects fire at its earliest stage, so it is a critical component of any ...

Building codes are a hot topic for contractors this winter even though it is not necessary a busy time of year for builders. That’s because the 2015 Minnesota Building Code, based on the ...

The best smoke detector can provide an important first line of defense from fire. We recently put the top smoke detectors to the test. See which ones performed best.

And aren’t their grants to switch from gas furnaces to heat pumps and replace single-pane windows and install solar panels? This really isn’t a radical change from the current tax. Carney ...

A new program launched by the Calgary Fire Department is aiming to help hundreds of deaf and hard of hearing Calgarians. The program will provide specialized smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to be ...

Roconda Singleton, 46, removed all seven smoke detectors from the house and poured lighter fluid before setting the fire on Saturday morning, according to Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom.

More than 60 firefighters, police and emergency services responded to the multiple-alarm fire at the Pier Towers ... they were met with "extreme heat, extreme smoke, extreme flame," Hamilton ...