A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk ...

A.M. AND WHILE YOU’RE TURNING YOUR CLOCKS BACK AT THE RED CROSS IS ASKING YOU TO DO ONE OTHER THING, AND IT’S A VERY IMPORTANT ONE THAT’S TESTING YOUR FIRE ALARMS. THE RED CROSS SAYS IT’S HELPED ...

Sound The Alarm! It is vital to protect your family against the threat of home fires by testing your smoke alarms and ...

Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device making that noise may already be too old to reliably sense a real fire. The ...

While everyone takes a moment to turn back their clocks Sunday morning, the Red Cross encourages people to test their smoke alarms and make sure they are working. Red Cross volunteers responded to ...

Working smoke alarms cut risk of home fire deaths in half, at least 146 South Carolinians saved by smoke alarms since 2014 SOUTH CAROLINA — Daylight saving time begins on March 10 and the American Red ...

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday in Ohio, and the state fire marshal’s office says this is the time to test smoke alarms while moving clocks ahead one hour. “Smoke alarms are the first ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 5, and the American Red Cross wants you to test your smoke alarm at your home before you turn your clocks back an hour. “Home fires claim ...

NEW YORK — As New Yorkers prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is reminding all New Yorkers to check the batteries and test their ...

Illinois officials urge residents to test and replace smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as daylight saving time begins.

Framingham firefighters are using a truly chilling image to get residents' attention: a smoke alarm so badly melted it is barely recognizable. After posting the photo on Wednesday, the department ...

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department joined forces with the American Red Cross of North and Central Florida on ...