MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - As the temperatures go down, the number of house fires in Alabama goes up. Last year, fires claimed 87 lives in our state. Most of the deaths were the result of smoke ...

If your electric smoke detector keeps beeping or randomly goes off for no apparent reason, it is probably time to replace it. The National Fire Protection Association recommends replacing electric ...

Not all smoke detectors are equal, and the type of smoke detector installed in many homes might not sound off in all fires. Smoke alarm manufacturers sell alarms with two types of technology.

Maryland fire officials urge residents to test smoke alarms and replace old units as daylight saving time ends on Nov. 2.

Most people don't change the batteries in their smoke detectors often enough and that's the most likely reason why they go off unexpectedly. In most sensors you might think of, the strength of the ...

Pictured, left to right, Erika Muntz, customer relations supervisor, Atlantic City Electric (ACE); Bert Lopez, public affairs manager, ACE; Jeff Merryman, substation engineering manager, ACE; Jeff ...