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How to tell if your smoke detector is past its real lifespan even if it still beeps

Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...

Households warned to check smoke alarms before snow arrives

Everyone must check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms before this week's freezing cold snow shower settles in ...

6 Smoke Alarm Mistakes That Make Them Useless

Picture this: you’re cozied up on the couch, a movie playing, popcorn in hand. Suddenly, the smoke alarm blares. Your heart ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Paw-shaped smoke detector helps firefighters find pets trapped in fires

A firefighter-built smoke detector uses silent strobe lights to help firefighters locate and rescue pets during house fires.
Fix It Homestead on MSN

If your CO alarm chirps randomly, what it usually means and what not to ignore

When a carbon monoxide alarm breaks the quiet with a random chirp, it is tempting to brush it off as a glitch. In reality, those short beeps are coded messages about everything from a dying battery to ...
Opinion
The SentinelOpinion

The beep that saves lives: Replace smoke detector batteries

The first time most people hear the quiet chirp of a smoke detector in the dead of winter, it feels like a minor nuisance. It’s easy to press a finger to the base, silence the sound and carry on. But ...
Consumer Reports

First Alert Z-Wave FSMCO410BX

The First Alert Z-Wave FSMCO410BX is part of the Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector models like the ...
CyberGuy

Android Sound Notifications help you catch key alerts

Android Sound Notifications alert you to alarms doorbells and more so you never miss critical sounds even with headphones on.
WSFA

First Alert: Temperatures are warming up ahead of Christmas

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The start of the weekend will be full of sunshine and warmth as temperatures begin to rise into the mid-60s for your afternoon highs. Saturday will remain dry, before we ...
WKYT

FIRST ALERT | Alexa Minton tracks a warm and wet Christmas week forecast

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky’s weather pattern is flipping the script again - this time from frigid to feeling more like early spring! After one of the coldest starts to December we’ve seen in ...
Fox 12 Oregon

First Alert: Strong, damaging wind possible Christmas Eve

Don’t forget to download our FOX 12 Weather App to stay ahead of the forecast! Get real-time radar, updates from our team, and exclusive content right at your fingertips. NEW: Check out First Alert ...
WSFA

First Alert: Rain chances increase tonight into tomorrow

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A front and several waves of energy will bring increasing rain chances from Friday into Saturday, with the highest coverage expected Friday night. A few storms will be ...