Experts have warned that not checking your smoke alarm regularly could risk voiding your home insurance policy. Of course, having up-to-date smoke and carbon monoxide alarms is vital to keep you and ...

PEOPLE die in house-fires because they do not take simple precautions - that is the message from Drogheda Fire Brigade who are raising awareness this Fire Safety Week.Fire Safety Week began on Monday ...

Smoke detectors save lives in emergencies. However, false alarms occur frequently - for example, due to excessive steam in the kitchen or low batteries. What should you do when the smoke detector ...

With the changing of the seasons comes an opportunity to check in on our household heating units, wood stoves and fireplaces.

A FIRE at a house in Jenkinstown, last Wednesday underlines the importance of having working smoke alarms throughout family homes. That's according to Eamon Woulfe, Chief Fire Officer for Louth who ...

I’ve been testing out a new X-Sense Link+ Pro Smoke Detector with Base Station, which offers an easier-than-ever installation method. It’s called the XS0D-MR61 bundle and offers a smart wireless fire ...

A recent study found that 80 percent of children sleep through smoke alarms. — -- While smoke detectors are credited with saving thousands of lives each year, some researchers suggest that you ...

The jury at joint inquests into the deaths of a father and his young daughter in a house fire in Tralee has asked the public to check their smoke alarms regularly. Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 00:00 Verdicts ...

The Beaver Dam Fire and Rescue Department and more than 5,900 fire departments throughout the country are urging the public to make one simple move this Sunday during the time change. Every autumn, ...

The life span of a smoke detector is limited. It can die but fool you like it still works. iStock / Getty Images/iStockphoto You’d think the worst part of owning a home would be something obvious — ...