However, not all smoke detectors are created equal ... and you can hard-wire it to a 120-volt circuit or run it on a battery. It features two alert modes: Heads-up, characterized by a yellow ...

Two Grade VI students from Birla Public School - Ayaan Shihab and Aaron Joy, have designed the Innovative Fire Suppression ...

What are the most important types of fire safety equipment for homes? Smoke Alarms: Your First Line of Defense A smoke alarm detects fire at its earliest stage, so it is a critical component of any ...

Most of us have probably used a 9-volt battery. They power small household items such as clocks, smoke detectors, and toys.

Topeka Fire Chief Randy Phillips says furnace malfunctions, improper disposal of ashes from a fireplace or a burning stove ...

Fire safety is paramount, as Malaysia experiences hotter and drier weather from March onwards due to the end of the northeast ...

Greenville Fire and Rescue officials are urging people across Eastern North Carolina to use extreme caution with electrical ...

Kansas food safety and lodging inspectors cited nine Topeka establishments for non-compliance with state law in January. Here ...

Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...

A house is designed to power as many things as you would like it to, but nowadays residents have so many devices that sometimes can overload circuits. It may sound simple, but Fire Marshall Chris ...

A mid-afternoon electrical fire Saturday damaged a house on the 1200 block of Allegheny Street in Hollidaysburg — but the house remains habitable. No one was hurt, and the damage was almost entirely ...