Sponsored by Home Depot: This piece was created in partnership with Home Depot ... One of the biggest decisions when choosing a smoke detector is whether to opt for a hardwired or battery-operated ...

and there are dozens of these devices available at Lowes or Home Depot. The idea of retrofitting smarts into a smoke alarm is new to us, and makes a lot of sense: smoke detectors are reliable ...

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.