A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk if it’s expired or malfunctioning. Every year, thousands of home fires ...

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 ...

Did you know that nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths happen in homes without working smoke alarms? Not homes without alarms. Homes with alarms that don't work. And most of the time, it's ...

March 8, 2025 - Daylight saving time begins today! Take this time to make sure that your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly. Remember to test these devices once a month by ...

As Ohioans prepare to “spring forward” for the upcoming time change this weekend, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal is urging everyone to use […] ...

As daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, the American Red Cross is urging you to test your smoke alarms while turning your clocks back.“Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire ...

Ohio fire officials urge residents to check smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when clocks 'spring forward' this ...

So far in 2026, there have been 23 fire deaths in Mississippi. There were no working smoke alarms in at least 17 of those cases. Compare that to the 75 ...

Illinois officials urge residents to test and replace smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as daylight saving time begins.

As clocks spring forward, Mississippi officials warn that most recent fire deaths occurred in homes without working smoke alarms and urge residents to test alarms and plan escapes.