The first time most people hear the quiet chirp of a smoke detector in the dead of winter, it feels like a minor nuisance. It’s easy to press a finger to the base, silence the sound and carry on. But ...

Replacing smoke alarm batteries can be a hassle. It always seems that just as soon as you've installed fresh ones, the low-battery warning is beeping at you again. Many homeowners wonder why their ...

When the power fails on a subzero night, your alarms are only as trustworthy as the batteries hiding behind their plastic covers. The chemistry you choose can decide whether a smoke detector screams ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s happened to all of us: That annoying low-battery chirp that seems to go off only in the middle of the night, or the smoky dinner dish that trips the sensors. We’re talking ...

That random chirp at 2:13 a.m. is enough to make a grown man question his life choices. You changed the battery. You pressed ...

Free smoke alarms will be installed in Central Maui by the Red Cross on Saturday. Volunteers also will be sharing fire safety information and offering on-the-spot smoke alarm battery replacement. The ...

I wrote this column in my head between 4:35 and 5:13 one morning, with an ear peeled for the interminable, sporadic bleating of a smoke alarm asking for its battery to be changed. If you think I had ...