Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device making that noise may already be too old to reliably sense a real fire. The ...

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.

There’s never a bad time to invest in home fire safety, and the best place to start is checking your home’s smoke alarms to ensure they’re working properly. These invaluable devices protect you and ...

Smoke alarms are among the simplest safety devices in a home. They are affordable, easy to overlook, and usually silent. That silence can create a false sense of security. Many homeowners assume that ...

The director of the NJ Division of Fire Safety says 7,500 free smoke detectors are being handed out to any resident who may ...