Although these are useful, I wish it used a voice-alarm to explain the alerts. The First Alert PRC710 performed well during my testing on all three days and consistently activated its smoke alarm ...

No operating smoke alarms were found following two fatal house fires in January that claimed the lives of five people, ...

you can usually turn off the smoke detector with a simple button press. Modern devices have a mute or test button. This button - typically clearly visible on the front - is sufficient to ...

The fire service has reminded islanders to check their smoke alarms after a fire broke out in St Peter Port. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to a fire at a property on La Charroterie ...

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The false alarm occurred just after noon, causing some passengers and staff in Terminal 2 to evacuate the area as a precautionary measure. Airport officials worked swiftly to assess the situation and ...

We also test... How loud each smoke and heat alarm is. We measure the noise level when they first detect danger and again after sounding for a few minutes - they all need to hit 85 dB.

The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is reminding people that working smoke alarms save lives. They advise fitting at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home, and testing them ...

Consider installing fire sprinklers if your home doesn’t already have them. You’ll pay between $2 and $7 per square foot of ...

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "We would like to remind everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms and testing them regularly." Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook.

District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services is crediting smoke alarms and a smart decision by a resident with saving ...