Latest Smoke detector Stories

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The message is simple, and the habit can be lifesaving. Thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes without working smoke alarms, while 24 percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries.* For 25 years, the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery(®) program has been dedicated to helping share the life-saving reminder to change the batteries in...

OWINGS MILLS, Md., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Fire Protection Association, nuisance alarms or "false" alarms, are the leading cause for intentionally disabled smoke alarms in America. Unfortunately, each fire season also brings reports of serious injuries and deaths, and roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths happen in houses with no smoke alarms or working smoke alarms*. A recent study from the University of Maryland's School of Fire Protection...

The Active Alarm is the first and only automatic device that can prevent home fires. Simply plug your stove into the Active Alarm and then plug the Active Alarm into the wall. Once your smoke alarm sounds, the Active Alarm hears the alarm and cuts the power to the stove thereby preventing the fire. Provo, Utah (PRWEB) August 24, 2012 Active Fire Prevention, a Provo Utah start-up, has developed a life-saving, home fire prevention device. The Active Alarm is an automatic device that stops...

Thomas Edison Electric has recently announced that they are now providing services to help keep their customers informed of the importance of installing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in their homes. Upon hiring the company, all potential customers who come to them considering to install a new smoke or carbon monoxide detector, will also receive abundant advice on how they should safely maintain their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) July 13, 2012 Thomas...

Fire is one of the most devastating things that can happen in any home. Although home insurance can rebuild the house and get homeowners back on their feet, there are precious memories and sentimental items that simply can’t be replaced. Making a home as safe as possible from a fire is the best way to protect those memories, as well as the people in the home. InsuranceHotline.com provides some important tips that will help keep a home safe from a fire. (PRWEB) July 03, 2012 Home fires...

MEBANE, N.C., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While more than half of Californians are aware of a law requiring residential carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, many residents remain unprotected, according to a survey from independent research group, Qualtrics. Nearly half (46 percent) of respondents do not have a CO alarm in their home despite the overwhelming presence of both fuel-burning appliances (84 percent) and attached garages (75 percent) - the state-determined criteria for...

MILWAUKEE, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation of the upcoming storm season, Briggs & Stratton (NYSE: BGG) reminds residents to be mindful of the dangers of carbon monoxide while operating portable generators. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120529/CG15020LOGO) "Portable generators are designed to thrive during storm season, when it's more likely power outages will abruptly put families in the dark," said Eric Loferski, marketing manager for Briggs &...

MEBANE, N.C., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a quarter of U.S. homes built prior to 2002 - approximately 17 million - may require updated fire safety equipment, according to a new survey conducted by Qualtrics on behalf of Kidde, the leading manufacturer of residential fire safety products. The survey, launched in conjunction with Home Safety Month in June, found that 20 percent of respondents had never replaced a smoke alarm, and another six percent hadn't...

Cooking, careless smoking and heating are leading causes of residential fires WASHINGTON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During Week Three of Building Safety Month, the International Code Council Foundation is focusing consumer attention on fire safety and awareness. In 2010 (the most recent data available) more than 362,000 residential fires caused 2,555 deaths, 13,000-plus injuries and more than $6.5 billion in property damage costs primarily caused by cooking mishaps,...

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Counsil Electric, Inc. is raising awareness that 10-Year Old smoke detectors are Expired and Cannot be Relied upon! Mike Counsil Electric, Inc. (MCE) is raising awareness in the community that 10-year old smoke detectors are expired. To do so, the company, is offering buy one and get one free smoke detectors to the first 50 homeowners in there service area to contact them, beginning (5-3-2012). "Most people know that they need to...