But because house fires can be flaming or smoldering, and you can’t know beforehand what type of fire may start, the NFPA recommends buying combination smoke alarms. These employ both ...

The kind of sensor that a smoke detector uses determines what kind of fire it’s better at detecting. Detectors with multiple sensor types (dual-sensor or multicriteria detectors) are typically ...

October is Fire Prevention Month, a reminder of the importance of working smoke alarms. Three out of five home fire deaths occur in houses without smoke alarms or with alarms that aren’t ...