Three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working alarms, but Consumer Reports has ...

A new smoke alarm battery proved a saviour for Keysborough resident Belinda Peterson. She made a rapid getaway and called […] ...

as they will set off other smoke and CO alarms in your house if there’s a fire in the garage, giving you more time to call ...

The Buffalo Grove Fire Department (BGFD) installed 539 smoke detectors in senior housing units from Oct. 22-24, marking the ...

Smart smoke detectors connect to your home’s wireless network, enabling you to receive alerts on your smartphone or computer ...

Belinda Peterson in her damaged Keysborough homeOne lucky Keysborough resident has CFA and RACV's Smoke Alarm Installation ...

It's also a key time to take a few minutes to check your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms and change their batteries, ensuring they are in working order. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a ...

The NOFD advises residents with hard-wired smoke alarms to replace their 9-volt backup batteries and recommends testing long-life, sealed lithium battery smoke alarms, which are becoming standard.

This is Fire Prevention Week, which is a good time to resurface a sobering statistic: Three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

FAMILY EVEN EASIER. SIMON GUNSTOCK AND HIS FAMILY WERE LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT OF THEIR HOME AFTER A DRYER CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE IS LIKE WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE DRYER AREA. IT JUST WENT SO FAST.

He noted that 95 per cent of fire deaths occur within homes, and data from the United States indicate that three out of every five deaths occur in homes without smoke detectors. Or if the homes ...