The The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is accepting applications for grants to encourage behaviors that will improve ...

They're absolutely vital for your safety – but when was the last time you checked your smoke alarm? According to our home maintenance experts, now, in October, is the perfect time to do so, ...

(Mass Appeal) – Don’t forget that this Saturday, before you go to bed, move your clock an hour ahead. And there’s one more, very important, potentially life saving, thing you should also be doing this ...

NORFOLK, Va. — This past week a fire in Portsmouth took the lives of a mother and two of her young children. The fire broke out in a rented duplex on Neville Street. Investigators confirmed it was ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A few loud beeps could save your family's and your life. Sunday began National Fire Prevention Week and this year's focus is "Smoke Alarms: Make them work for you." There are a ...

Communities nationwide witness tragic home-fire deaths each year. Approximately 1,000 children under the age of 20 die annually in house fires, an average of nearly three children a day. This number ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This Sunday, when residents of New York “spring forward’’ to welcome Daylight Saving Time by moving their clocks one hour ahead, safety authorities encourage us to change the ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

The best smoke detectors are loud and reliable, alerting you to a fire in an emergency. During testing, X-Sense and First ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...