October is Fire Prevention Month, a reminder of the importance of working smoke alarms. Three out of five home fire deaths occur in houses without smoke alarms or with alarms that aren’t functioning.

SimpliSafe is expanding its DIY home security lineup with a simple but powerful new device: the Smoke & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm Listener. At $44.99, it’s an inexpensive way to significantly ...

FAMILY EVEN EASIER. SIMON GUNSTOCK AND HIS FAMILY WERE LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT OF THEIR HOME AFTER A DRYER CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE IS LIKE WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE DRYER AREA. IT JUST WENT SO FAST. IT ...

INCLUSIVE. THIS DEVICE IS CALLED A BED SHAKER, AND IT’S DESIGNED TO WAKE YOU UP IN CASE OF A FIRE BY DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. SHAKING YOUR BED. FIRE. WAKE UP. THIS ISN’T A GENTLE MASSAGER ...

In the February 2024 issue, I introduced the what rules – the category of rules that tell us what to install in a building, typically segmented by occupancy classification and maximum allowable ...

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