We spoke to a fire safety expert and weighed the pros and cons of cost, reliability and installation of hardwired smoke alarms versus battery-operated. Here’s everything you need to know.

Like the Nest Protect, the X-Sense Smart Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detector Combo will activate all of its alarms if one of them senses trouble. And, they're battery-powered, so you can easily put ...

Onelink Battery Powered Smart Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector by First Alert (Update: Out of Stock): This model looked great at first: App-controlled, useful smart features and the ability to ...

If you decide to outfit your home with this type, we recommend also installing additional dual-sensor smoke detectors. Smart detectors, whether hardwired or battery-powered, will also interconnect ...

But what happens if no one is home, and the alarm begins to blare? The place burns down into the ground without the owners knowing. So when [Martin] purchased a battery-powered smoke detector and ...

Area fire departments, including and Willmar, are teaming up with the American Red Cross and Kandiyohi County Emergency Management to distribute and install free smoke alarms to residents of those ...

Battery powered smoke detectors have been an essential home safety accessory ever since they were first commercially popularized in the 1970s. But even though the blinking device is fastened to ...

To stay safe, consider dual-sensor smoke detectors like the top-rated SimpliSafe model, which detects both flaming and smoldering fires. It’s battery-operated and can be interconnected ...

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