Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ...

Kidde is recalling 226,000 combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms because the Consumer Product Safety Commission says they can fail to provide alerts about fires. The recalled alarms are "Kidde ...

Why are you reading about smoke detectors, may you ask? Well, for one, they can save your life — indicating the onset of a fire at home. According to the “Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires” report by the ...