The State Fire Commissioner, Tim Solobay, is reminding citizens to test all smoke alarms and change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, if needed, when setting clocks back one hour this weekend. “Smoke alarms are one of the easiest and cheapest ways to protect your loved ones from a home fire,” Solobay said. “It only takes a few minutes to test ...

Cleveland 19 News Cleveland, OH Two hundred people die every year across the United States due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Those deaths are preventable - especially if you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home. Carbon monoxide is a by product of a fuel burning device. Exposure to the odorless, colorless gas can cause a headache, dizziness and nausea. ...

Whisky firms could face harsh penalties for causing false fire alarms which are costing Moray crews thousands of pounds every year. Local fire service bosses presented Moray Council with performance figures collected between April and September yesterday. The dossier detailed a surge in false alarms across the Speyside Glenlivet area, far in excess of other parts o...

Last year, we put out a podcast called “Death By Fire? Probably Not.” It was about the remarkable decline in fatal fires in the U.S. over the past century, and explored some of the contributing factors. Joseph M. Fleming, a deputy fire chief with the Boston Fire Department, has now written in with a guest post that challenges what we think we know about smoke alarms. Fl...

SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) - Smoke detectors are credited with saving lives during a fire in Sparta early Wednesday morning. Monroe County Officials responded to a call on the 500 block of N. Benton St. reporting a fire in the living room. Officers located family members outside the smoke-filled house yelling for a child they could not find. The child that was initially...