Protect Your Home—and Your Life—With These Top-Rated Smoke Alarms

There’s never a bad time to invest in home fire safety, and the best place to start is checking your home’s smoke alarms to ...

Photoelectric vs. Ionization Smoke Detectors: What Are the Differences, and Which Kind Should You Buy?

Shoulders says that photoelectric smoke detectors are generally more effective for detecting large particles. Photoelectric ...
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First Alert Z-Wave FSMCO410BX

The First Alert Z-Wave FSMCO410BX is part of the Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector models like the ...

The Best Smart Smoke Alarms—and Why You Still Need at Least One Dumb Alarm

Every smart smoke alarm I’ve tested has one potentially fatal flaw, trading fewer nuisance alarms for a risky sensor strategy.
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Top smart smoke alarms ranked amid new safety standards

Recent expert reviews have ranked the best and worst smart smoke detectors, focusing on detection technology, smart home integration, and reliability. The rankings come as updated UL 217 standards and ...
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My 7 Tech Picks to Protect Against Home Fires the Smart Way

Few events hit as hard as a home fire, but today's home technology offers more ways to help protect yourself, far beyond the basic fire alarms and smoke detectors of years past. From space heater ...