The Best Places for Smoke Detectors in Your Home. Proper smoke detector placement boils down to ensuring ... giving occupants enough time to escape in case of a fire," says Rick Sheets of Brinks Home.

The $60-$80 US-only Roost Smart Smoke Alarms (the cheaper version doesn't detect CO) use a microprocessor in addition to an ionized detector to help reduce false alarms.

If you’re considering upgrading to hard-wired smoke detectors, the answer is clear: upgrade if at all possible. For many, the cost of initial installation can be a sticking point, since you’ll ...

Look around your home. Do you see multiple smoke alarms? At a minimum, you should have one on every level of your house, one ...

There are two types of smoke detectors, and most people have the wrong one. So which one's the clunker, and which one's the best smoke detector for a home? Updated Mon, Mar 6, 2017, 6:30 a.m. First ...

However, the homes without smoke detectors account for 40 percent of home fires reported to U.S. fire departments, says the NFPA. If you already have a smoke detector, check that it’s working.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Smoke alarms are by far the most effective way to get your family out safely when there's a fire. Still, statistics show one out of every four people who die in a house fire ...

Whatever your need, there's a smoke detector out there that will fit your home. We've done the research and rounded up the best smoke detectors on the market - all you'll need are batteries.

The NFPA reported that between 2009 and 2013, 21% of deaths in home fires occurred when smoke detectors were "present but did not operate." It's important to keep this in mind if you're planning ...