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.

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 ...

An ear-splitting smoke alarm siren is one of the worst midnight surprises. But it's even worse when your detector keeps beeping in the middle of the night but then stops and acts perfectly normal ...

iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 will listen out for the important sounds taking place in the background. Photo: Tim Bish/Unsplash CC iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 has an impressive accessibility feature that can listen ...

Starting April 26, the American Red Cross volunteers from the American Red Cross will canvass the state to install smoke alarms for free for 500 Wisconsin households Since 2014, the Red Cross's Sound ...

PARKERSBURG — The American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region wants to remind everyone of the dangers of home fires, which claim seven lives every day in the U.S., during Fire Prevention Week, ...