Any threat to Hearst Castle is a big deal, given its prominence as a historic-house museum and scenic State Parks monument that, in 1919, previous owner William Randolph Hearst started to build ...

Dozens of Gwinnett County residents are without a home after a fire on Sunday night. Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services say the smoke alarms were not working.

South New Castle officials on Thursday acknowledged the loss of a 59-year-old borough woman, who died in a Dec. 4 fire at her ...

A middle-of-the-night fire destroyed one Admore family’s home, but officials say one simple safety tool made all the ...

Smoke detectors (not just their batteries) have a temporary shelf life. Find out how long yours will last, and how to know it ...

From wiring to ventilation, Georgia’s updated codes could turn ordinary home elements into violations. Discover which ...

Ionization smoke alarms use a battery and two metal plates, called electrodes, to create an electrical circuit. Ions are tiny, electrically charged particles that flow through the circuit and between ...

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Looking to overcome that objection, Vivint launched a $200 professionally installed home security service with free ...

The new Honeywell Home X8S has been officially unveiled and, while it has all the usual smart-thermostat tricks, that’s not ...

Modesto Fire Department says cooking, space heaters, chimneys and overloaded outlets drive winter fire calls — and most are ...

Daniel Pope said his apartment has seven fire alarms, and two of them haven’t been operational in over two years.