We tested popular carbon monoxide detectors in our lab to determine which models have the best response times across different CO concentrations.

Winter is when your home works hardest, and when small oversights can turn deadly. Before the weather turns ugly, building a habit of testing your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms is one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone's well aware of how important smoke detectors are, but there's another early-warning system every home should have.

Three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working alarms, but Consumer Reports has revealed their top picks to help keep your family and belongings safe. Stream ...

With the devastating news out of St. Paul about a home fire where four children age five and under died, one child is awake, and one child and the mother remain unconscious, it makes you examine what ...

Carbon monoxide is quiet, fast, and unforgiving, which is why your detector has to be ready before the lights go out and the furnace, fireplace, or generator become your lifeline. The single most ...

Carbon monoxide can be deadly. Every year, over 400 people in the U.S. die unintentionally from CO poisoning, and more than 100,000 wind up in emergency rooms, according to the Centers for Disease ...

People are constantly being reminded to test their smoke detectors and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. Most instructions say to press the test button and see if the alarm beeps. If the horn beeps, people ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning killed an average of 57 people a year in Illinois over the past five years and sent nearly 1,000 ...

As regular readers likely already realize, I’m no fan of obsolescence by design. However, I do have exceptions to the general distaste rule, specifically in cases where continued use beyond reasonable ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is urging residents to test, inspect, and replace smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms as daylight saving time ends ...