But what happens if no one is home, and the alarm begins to blare? The place burns down into the ground without the owners knowing. So when [Martin] purchased a battery-powered smoke detector and ...

Cover the unit with a dishcloth ... by removing the batteries from the unit. Even the best smoke detector will be useless without a power source, but this method should only be used as a last ...

The local Red Cross chapter, Metro New York North, is providing smoke alarm installations for free for New Rochelle residents ...