Members of the FDNY on Thursday were giving out smoke detectors and fire safety information on Kissena Boulevard near the ...

Three Rumpke trucks have seen smoke or flames in the last month, and Rumpke says it’s coming from what residents are throwing ...

First Alert 10-Year Battery-Operated Photoelectric Sensor Smoke Detector Amazon “This battery-operated device includes a 10-year lithium-ion battery that lasts for the life of the device ...

Lithium-ion batteries now power everything from scooters to smoke detectors. But a recent survey by Erie Insurance found one ...

You likely have a lot of lithium-ion batteries around your home. The long-lasting batteries can be found in everything from laptops to smoke detectors to power tools. Once one of those batteries is ...

MILWAUKEE -- An ordinance passed by the Milwaukee Common Council last year mandates smoke detectors with non-renewable 10-year lithium batteries be installed in Milwaukee homes -- and officials ...

The Fire Department recommends purchasing new smoke alarms with 10-year lithium batteries. If you need assistance with acquiring a smoke alarm, the Fire Department has a free installation program ...

Replacing smoke alarm batteries can be a hassle. It always seems that just as soon as you've installed fresh ones, the low-battery warning is beeping at you again. Many homeowners wonder why their ...

Holmes says that if you don't have the newer lithium battery smoke detectors, the NOFD will give you free ones. "If your home is protected by the old stand-alone 9-volt operated smoke alarms ...

A 2008 CDC-commissioned study found that after 10 years, 78 percent of smoke alarms with lithium batteries that were installed through a public outreach program were still operational. That leaves ...

If the alarm happens to “chirp”, that means the battery life is low and its time to replace it. The common smoke detectors need a new battery at least once a year. Again, if it makes a ...