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• Honeywell Fire Alarm Recall: Systems Installed in Apartments, Commercial Buildings May Fail

  March 18, 2024

  Hannah Brown

  Honeywell is recalling 29,000 System Sensor-L series residential and commercial fire alarms which may fail to alert those nearby of a fire.

• Low-Frequency Tone Smoke Alarms May Be More Effective At Alerting Children to Fire Hazards: Study

  April 28, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  New research indicates smoke detectors and fire alarms with low-frequency tones are more effective at waking children, increasing their odds of survival in a fire.

• CPSC Warns of Fire and Carbon Monoxide Risks as Weather Turns Cold

  December 21, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has issued recommendations for avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning and home fires during the winter months, when the risks increase significantly.

• CPSC Recommends Changing Carbon Monoxide, Smoke Detector Batteries When Turning Back Clocks

  November 5, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has issued recommendations that people use the Daylight Savings Time clock change as a reminder to change batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as the winter months, and increased risk of home fires and CO leaks, approach.

• CPSC Fire Prevention Week Focuses Disproportionate Rate of African American Deaths in Home Fires

  October 5, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has launched its annual fire awareness drive this week, with a focus on the disproportionate number of African Americans who are injured or killed annually in fire-related incidents.

• Family Vacation Rental Homes Pose Hidden Safety Risks, CPSC Warn

  July 14, 2021

  Luke Tollen

  The CPSC has issued a list of recommendations for families returning to vacationing as lockdown restrictions are lifted.

• Kidde TruSense Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Recall Issued Over Alert Failures

  May 12, 2021

  Luke Tollen

  A Kidde smoke alarm and combination smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector recall warns that hundreds of thousands of devices may not warn consumers if there is a fire.

• Survey of Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors in U.S. Homes Launched by CPSC

  March 11, 2019

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC is launching a survey of smoke alarm and CO detector use to better assess how well protected U.S. homes and consumers are from carbon monoxide poisoning and house fires.

• Kidde Smoke Alarm Recall Issued Over Alert Failure

  March 22, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A Kidde smoke alarm recall indicates that some models may have been shipped with a plastic cap covering one of the sensors, which could prevent the alarms from sounding.

• Fire Prevention Week Campaign Provides Safety Tips and Instructions: CPSC

  October 12, 2017

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC is recommending regular fire drills and other safety tips to prevent fatal home fires across the U.S.