Our Favorite Smoke Detectors Are Getting Smarter with Ring Compatibility. Bedrooms and sleeping areas. The states that do have laws about where smoke alarms must be ins ...

In the February 2024 issue, I introduced the what rules – the category of rules that tell us what to install in a building, typically segmented by occupancy classification and maximum allowable ...

You may hear it if you own a scanner. Whenever there's a fire, firefighters call for a first alarm, then maybe a second... or even more. But what does it mean? What does each alarm indicate? Basically ...