Springfield families with deaf or hard of hearing children are receiving new bed shaker smoke alarms through a statewide fire safety partnership.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Local fire and school officials in Springfield handed out specialized smoke alarms for children ...

AI trained to recognise fire is among the latest developments in fire alarm tech.

A Maryland family escaped a dangerous early-morning house fire after smoke alarms and residential sprinklers activated in ...

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.

MARSHALL — City Fire Chief Quentin Brunsvold said smoke detectors are essential for any home and business as it provides early fire detection and can save lives as well limit harm to property and ...

Working smoke alarms are being credited with preventing a potentially deadly situation after an early-morning house fire ...

The 2025 Alumni Association Hall of Fame recipients are: Jack Campbell, retired Chesterton teacher and coach; Fotini Pahos, retired CHS instructional aide; Jeff Van Drie, retired Chesterton High ...

Smoke alarms are credited for providing early detection and notification to the occupants of a Woodland Village home during an electrical fire early Thursday morning.

Fire department working to clear backlog of installation requests within 72 hours.

The first time most people hear the quiet chirp of a smoke detector in the dead of winter, it feels like a minor nuisance. It ...

Nine people have died in fires across Louisiana this year, and investigators say they all had one thing in common: none of ...