The idea of connecting a smoke alarm to the Internet is nothing new. Security companies have been doing this for years, and there are dozens of these devices available at Lowes or Home Depot.

Cousins and The Home Depot will donate smoke and carbon monoxide alarms from Kidde. Roughly 60% of home fire deaths occur due to faulty smoke alarms, according to a news release from Kidde.

ABC7, Kidde and The Home Depot are joining together for Operation Save A Life, an initiative to educate consumers about fire ...