Latest Smoke detector Stories

The PowerMax Design is easy-to-install and use for Do-It-Yourself home and business owners wanting to secure their property. Plus, this wireless alarm system has a sleek and modern design with customizable color skins that fits any décor. Riverside, CA (PRWEB) July 14, 2011 As consumers become more cost-conscious, Home Security Store is offering the best home security solution with maximum features at an affordable price in its new exclusive Visonic PowerMax Design Wireless Alarm...

Kitchen fires are the leading cause of fires in the home and are responsible for 36% of home civilian injuries. All Hands Fire Equipment offers important tips to help reduce these preventable fires. Neptune, NJ (PRWEB) May 20, 2011 Kitchen fires are the leading cause of fires in the home and are responsible for 36% of home civilian injuries. All Hands Fire Equipment offers important tips to help reduce these preventable fires. According to the National Fire Protection Association...

DALLAS, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is the busiest season for movers with an estimated 37 million Americans moving. With a growing number of alarm systems protecting homes it is important to follow these steps to ensure a smooth and safe transition to your new home. "Have a security professional check the alarm system in your new home to make sure that it is functioning properly," said Merlin Guilbeau, executive director of the Electronic Security Association (ESA). "Change the...

OWINGS MILLS, Md., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: UUU) is pleased to announce the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 7,893,825 titled Alarm Origination Latching System and Method issued on our new IoPhic(®) and Microprocessor ("M" Series) product line of smoke alarms. "This new patent represents the beginning of a period of innovation not just for our company; but, we believe, for the fire safety industry. We have developed new smoke alarm...

AURORA, Ill., SALT LAKE CITY and VANCOUVER, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Safety is an important issue for most American families with moms and dads serving as the biggest champions for their families. To celebrate and honor those who put safety first at home, four safety-focused brands have teamed up to find the Safest Families in America. Through an online contest sponsored by Zarbee's Children's Cough Syrup, First Alert, Inc., Puj and Shield-Safety, families can share videos...

DELTA, BC, March 30 /PRNewswire/ - AirTest Technologies (TSXV: AAT) announced today that it has been asked by Underwriters Laboratory (UL) to participate on a UL committee responsible for establishing test standards for the next generation of multi-criteria smoke and fire detectors. These multi-criteria devices are intended to significantly reduce false alarms in residential and commercial applications by measuring gases like carbon monoxide (CO) while working with traditional...

An Australian study to determine the likelihood of school-aged children waking up to their home smoke alarm found that 78% of children slept through a smoke alarm sounding for 30 seconds. The outcomes of the study are published today in the journal Fire and Materials.Home smoke detectors have been relied on since the 1960s, and have been known to save lives in domestic fires. The study's results show children are most at risk of not waking up to the sound of their home's smoke detector....

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO) SUNDAY, MARCH 13: DAYLIGHT SAVING Profile America -- Sunday, March 13th. Daylight saving time started this morning at 2 a.m., when clocks should have been moved forward an hour. This is the fourth year the change occurs earlier than in the past, as an energy saving effort. Daylight saving will...

MADISON, Wis., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Daylight Savings Time, which begins Sunday, March 13, is just around the corner. Rayovac is revving up for Daylight Savings Time by offering a host of engaging activities, fun giveaways and tips for sprucing up your fire safety plan to keep your family safe. This year, when "springing forward" why not simultaneously spruce up your safety plan? It's a perfect time to once again ensure your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are...

She woke up in the middle of the night choking; the house was filled with smoke. Orange County, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 24, 2011 Inventor, Sonja Zozula woke in the middle of the night choking. When she was able to gain her senses, she realized the entire house was filled with smoke. It took everything she had to rouse her sleeping husband who was lethargic and disoriented. She was screaming "the house is on fire!" "Get the baby out of the crib and go out on the deck!" Her husband could...