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 ...

Three61, the Palm Harbor, Florida-based company that imported the alarms, has received eight reports of the detectors failing to activate in ... and an instruction manual. The word "smoke" appears ...

New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey recently reminded the public about the importance of working carbon monoxide alarms.

Every homeowner knows that safety starts at home, and fire alarms are one of the most critical components of household safety. These devices save lives by providing early warnings during ...

“The departures road outside Dublin Airport’s Terminal 1 was closed for a small number of minutes around 13.30pm on Friday to allow for emergency services to deal with a fire alarm activation ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two residents escaped a fire in their home Saturday evening after being alerted by smoke alarms. The fire broke out around 9:50 p.m., just one hour after the couple had gone ...

While FEMA asserts that house fires are more prevalent in the winter, the South Bend Fire Department requires further data ...

Last year, the city of Oneonta Fire Department responded to 3,654 calls, with 408 classified as false alarms — a rate of 11%. It’s a problem that Fire Chief Brian Knapp, Code Enforcement ...

If it’s just a light amount of smoke, it may not trigger a fire alarm activation. But once you start getting more and more smoke, they should alert the residents with the smoke detectors.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Fire Department is investigating the cause of a two-alarm building fire in Waikele. Officials said the blaze broke out at a two-story home just before 11:15 ...

It was an unintentional fire alarm activation. Firefighters cleared the alarm. At 4:16 p.m., firefighters were called to Zinran Avenue and Highway 13 South for a report of a two-vehicle crash with ...