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.

Each type of particle (smoke, dust, steam) scatters light in a unique way, and the AI can identify whether the particles come from a real fire or not before setting off an alarm. Researchers built ...

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it didn’t just send a toxic plume of smoke over nearby communities — it ...

28, which took the lives of two Clearfield High School students, fire departments around Clearfield County are starting a community outreach initiative that provides homes with free smoke alarms.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Norcross home that caught fire yesterday had no working smoke alarms, according to investigators. Firefighters say they saw flames shooting out of the front and ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The American Red Cross has a program to help people get a free smoke alarm to help prevent the worst from happening. The Georgia Home Fire Campaign “helps save lives ...

The sorter was not fitted with a fire alarm or sprinkler unlike the pit and ... The apparent burnt-out remains of a lithium-ion battery was reportedly spotted on the scene. It was the first ...

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Types of false alarms There are four different types of false alarms, and they can all be avoided. The first type is down to the fire detectors activating in the presence of ‘smoke-like’ conditions, ...

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Plumes of black smoke were seen rising across the sky towards St Helier. The fire service said there was "no evidence" that it was the high-voltage electric battery that caused it. Plumes of black ...

The root cause of these recalls in these cars is now traced back to the high voltage battery tech from Samsung ... forward and announced a potential fire hazard in up to 1,80,196 cars.