He said that at many of the fatal house fires fire departments deal with, they find smoke detectors without batteries in them. "One of the biggest things we find in house fires, is that even ...

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 ...