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The 'difference between life and death' – home maintenance experts reveal 3 smoke alarm tests you must do in October

According to our home maintenance experts, now, in October, is the perfect time to do so, particularly during fire prevention ...
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Check your smoke detectors: Fire officials urge Mass. residents to replace outdated alarms

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

10 years after rule change, wave of smoke alarms needs replacement in Massachusetts

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

State Fire Marshal, Chiefs Urge Residents To Replace Expired Smoke Alarms

State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM) are raising awareness to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their ...

Wave of smoke alarms set to expire a decade after code change

Many Massachusetts smoke alarms will need replacing in the coming months, fire officials warned Tuesday. The state Department ...
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Fire officials warn MA residents to check homes for expired alarms. Why now?

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