Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone's well aware of how important smoke detectors are, but there's another early-warning system every home should have.

Carbon monoxide can be deadly. Every year, over 400 people in the U.S. die unintentionally from CO poisoning, and more than 100,000 wind up in emergency rooms, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Winter is when your home works hardest, and when small oversights can turn deadly. Before the weather turns ugly, building a habit of testing your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms is one of the ...

With the devastating news out of St. Paul about a home fire where four children age five and under died, one child is awake, and one child and the mother remain unconscious, it makes you examine what ...

1. What is carbon monoxide (CO) and how is it produced in the home? Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. It is produced by the incomplete burning of solid, liquid, and gaseous ...

NEW YORK — As New Yorkers prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is reminding all New Yorkers to check the batteries and test their ...

Check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and change the batteries when you change your clocks with the end of daylight savings time on Sunday. That’s the message from State Fire Marshal Jon M.

Carbon monoxide (CO), often referred to as the “silent killer,” is a gas that is colorless, odorless, and tasteless—and can build to toxic levels in your home in minutes. In fact, carbon monoxide ...

Why a Smoke Detector? Most fires occur at night when people are sleeping. A smoke detector can alert you when there is a fire, in time to save your life. Smoke detectors work by sensing rising smoke ...

NEW YORK — As New Yorkers prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is reminding all New Yorkers to check the batteries and test their ...