According to our home maintenance experts, now, in October, is the perfect time to do so, particularly during fire prevention ...

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...

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Replace smoke alarms after 10 years and CO alarms according to the manufacturer’s instructions (usually after 5, 7, or 10 years depending on make and model) Choose new smoke alarms from a well-known ...

"Our concern is that a wave of smoke alarms in homes across Massachusetts won’t be reliable in the months ahead." ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This Sunday, when residents of New York “spring forward’’ to welcome Daylight Saving Time by moving their clocks one hour ahead, safety authorities encourage us to change the ...

Fire officials at an event in Brockton are warning Mass. residents statewide their household smoke detectors may no longer be ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Daylight saving time ends this weekend, a great time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. The National Fire Protection Agency recommends you change your smoke alarm ...

If you’ve ever swapped the battery in your smoke detector only to find it still chirping at you, you’re not alone. That persistent beep is one of the most frustrating household mysteries, but there’s ...

THOMASVILLE — Daylight savings time will begin Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m. Thomasville Fire Rescue advises residents to check their smoke alarms and change the batteries twice each year in line with ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana State Fire Marshal is reminding residents to check their smoke alarm batteries when setting the clock ahead one hour for Daylight saving time. Daylight saving time is ...