Beep. Beep. Beeeeeeep. Is there anything more piercing than the incessant, shrill tone of a smoke or fire alarm? And raise your hand if you’ve ever had them go off for no good reason. (Mine’s up!) You ...

October and December, they said, and that 60% of those fires break out overnight — when a blaring smoke alarm could save ...

A recent study found that 80 percent of children sleep through smoke alarms. — -- While smoke detectors are credited with saving thousands of lives each year, some researchers suggest that you ...

Ever notice your smoke alarm only chirps at 4 a.m.? Susan Hazlett shares a tale of Murphy’s Law, ladders and a reminder to ...

Fire officials at an event in Brockton are warning Mass. residents statewide their household smoke detectors may no longer be reliable. What to know.