While everyone takes a moment to turn back their clocks Sunday morning, the Red Cross encourages people to test their smoke alarms and make sure they are working. Red Cross volunteers responded to ...

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 ...

A.M. AND WHILE YOU’RE TURNING YOUR CLOCKS BACK AT THE RED CROSS IS ASKING YOU TO DO ONE OTHER THING, AND IT’S A VERY IMPORTANT ONE THAT’S TESTING YOUR FIRE ALARMS. THE RED CROSS SAYS IT’S HELPED ...

Working smoke alarms cut risk of home fire deaths in half, at least 146 South Carolinians saved by smoke alarms since 2014 SOUTH CAROLINA — Daylight saving time begins on March 10 and the American Red ...

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday in Ohio, and the state fire marshal’s office says this is the time to test smoke alarms while moving clocks ahead one hour. “Smoke alarms are the first ...

A fire safety expert shares a foolproof smoke alarm testing schedule, along with placement and installation tips. Most millionaires don't consider themselves wealthy. So what does it really mean to be ...

NEW YORK — As New Yorkers prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is reminding all New Yorkers to check the batteries and test their ...

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 ...

As many as 22 million smoke alarms installed in U.S. homes do not work, typically because of dead or missing batteries, according to the National Fire Protection Association. The simple solution is to ...

(WWLP) – The Massachusetts Red Cross is urging people to test their smoke alarms and practice their escape plan as home fires continue during the pandemic. According to a news release sent to 22News ...

State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney wants everyone to use the time change as a reminder to test smoke alarms. At last check, there have been 23 fire deaths in 2020. In 16 of those fires, there were no ...