If your smoke alarm keeps waking you up for no reason, here's what's going on -- and the maintenance that can stop it.

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

Massachusetts fire officials say it’s time to replace smoke and fire alarms purchased a decade ago after a change in fire codes. They urge residents to check the manufacturing date printed on the back ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A northwest Harris County business owner says he was surprised to learn thousands of his smoke detectors were linked to an out-of-state crime ring. Court records police ...

State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts are teaming up this month to draw attention to ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Seven suspects face felony charges after Florida authorities busted a multi-county ring that stole $800,000 in Home Depot smoke detectors. The operation, led by the ...

A chirping smoke alarm often indicates a low battery. When it happens at night, it could be an environmental issue affecting ...

ORANGE, Mass. (WWLP) – Firefighters were sent to a basement fire in a multi-family residence on Ball Street Tuesday morning. Agawam Fire Department receives nearly $60K federal grant for equipment ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety is replacing the state’s Silver Alert system on Friday with a new program called SAFE Alerts. The new program is designed to expand the criteria of an ...

Government ministers are reportedly planning to end the two-child limit on benefits, potentially replacing it with a tapered system which would mean that financial support for larger families remains ...

Brussels Airport is ending its attempts to restore systems damaged by a cyberattack last week and will instead bring forward the installation of a new system. Brussels was one of several European ...