Three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working alarms, but Consumer Reports has ...

Another factor is that many homes have furnishings made with synthetic materials, like plastic or particleboard, which burn ...

To help protect your family, Consumer Reports found the best budget-friendly smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.Today's house fires burn faster and hotter and are deadlier than ever. "Forty years ...

The best place to put smoke detectors is in sleeping rooms, hallways, and near the kitchen (at least 10 feet from the stove, ...

Install an alarm on each floor, test at least once a month, and replace after 10 years. Consumer Reports' has made its exclusive smoke detector ratings free for everyone to view, so no membership ...

To see every model we’ve tested, visit our smoke and carbon monoxide detector ratings (available to everyone, free of charge). For more help in selecting the model that’s best for you ...

The best place to put smoke detectors is in sleeping rooms, hallways, and near the kitchen (at least 10 feet from the stove, where cooking can cause constant false alarms). Check Consumer Reports ...

This is Fire Prevention Week, which is a good time to resurface a sobering statistic: Three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.