No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.

From smart smoke detectors to speakers that can listen for alarms, I've rounded up the best fire defenses your home should have.

The sound and frequency of a smoke detector's beeping helps indicate what the problem is, from a false alarm to needing a new ...

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

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

A safety label can mean the difference between life and death. Here’s why UL and ETL certification matters and how to verify ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A woman's home renovations in hopes of adopting a child not only saved her life, but the lives of her mom, several dogs and one cat. When firefighters arrived to the home on Tarberry ...

The FDNY’s campaign to help save lives is returning for the tenth year. The “Get Alarmed NYC” program offers free smoke ...

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

October is Fire Prevention Month, and volunteers with the Rotary Club, the Red Cross and Thornton Fire Department spent their ...

Fire officials in Massachusetts are reminding residents that a wave of 10-year smoke alarms are nearing the end of their ...