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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — As Utahns prepare to set their clocks forward for daylight saving time this Sunday, March 9, the American Red Cross of Utah is reminding residents to check their smoke alarms as part ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...