Q: About 10 years ago, I replaced the original wired smoke alarms in my home with wired dual sensors that use both photoelectric and ionization technology. Because I’ve read that in-home smoke ...

The NFPA recommends installing alarms inside and outside every bedroom and on every level of your home, including the basement. Andler also says you should place smoke alarms on your ceiling ...

Features include smartphone alerts about smoke or CO (even when you’re not home) and low batteries, as well as the ability to hush alarms from your phone. Some models connect to the internet via ...

But NFPA’s Mahoney stressed that any alarm is better than no alarm. “Working smoke alarms in the home reduce the risk of dying in a fire by more than half,” he said. Even if you’re ...

“Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two minutes to safely get out,” Jorge Martinez, CEO of the American Red Cross of Greater ...

“Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two minutes to safely get out,” said Michael Sullivan, executive director of the Red Cross of ...

According to the American Red Cross of Georgia, seven people die every day from house fires in homes without working smoke alarms ... a smoke detector in a home. “She had smoked all in her ...