A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk if it’s expired or malfunctioning. Every year, thousands of home fires ...

A NEW PROGRAM AT OLDHAM COUNTY WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS PREPARED IN AN EMERGENCY. THE SAFE HOME PROGRAM GIVES NEIGHBORS ...

Framingham firefighters are using a truly chilling image to get residents' attention: a smoke alarm so badly melted it is barely recognizable. After posting the photo on Wednesday, the department ...

One person was killed, another remains missing and several others were injured after a four-alarm fire tore through a private home in Queens on Monday, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief David Simms ...

Trends in building automation can be seen at "Light + Building". Innovations: circuit breakers and residual current devices are becoming remotely controllable.

More home products are being recalled every year, and 2026 has already seen several household items pulled from shelves due ...

A study found that alert systems using an immediately loud sound increased firefighter heart rates by a median of seven beats a minute, compared with five beats a minute under a system that phased in ...

As residents prepare to set their clocks forward Sunday, the Dothan Fire Department is urging homeowners to do one more thing.

It provides design engineers with a practical architecture, hardware components, and firmware framework for developing reliable and scalable fire-safety devices used in smart homes and building ...

A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald ...

Sharjah Civil Defence swiftly contained a warehouse fire in Industrial Zone 8, ensuring no injuries. The blaze, caused by an electrical fault, was extinguished with efficient emergency protocols, ...

Flames broke out at a multi-story building in Easton, Pennsylvania, on Friday, drawing a response from multiple fire departments in Northampton County. Crews were called to a "high-occupancy" building ...