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Smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, are essential parts of keeping homes safe
September 11, 2025 — Smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, are essential parts of keeping homes safe. When you hear the beep, get on your feet. Learn the sounds of fire safety and stay safe from harm... MORE

Fire Prevention Week: JBSA Fire and Emergency Services urges residents to check their smoke alarms
October 8, 2024 — The Joint Base San Antonio Fire and Emergency Services is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 100 years — to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!”... MORE

Smoke alarms: A key part of any home fire escape plan
September 28, 2023 — When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. Working smoke alarms give you early warning so you can get outside quickly... MORE

Smoke alarms: a fire safety success story
January 10, 2020 — The fire safety success story of the past quarter century has been smoke detectors. The battery-powered smoke detector has reduced home fire deaths by half since its introduction on to the market... MORE

According to the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, an estimated 94 percent of homes in the United States have at least one smoke detector in the home. The death rate has been 40-50 percent less than the rate for homes without smoke detectors.

Smoke alarms & fire extinguishers: the first line of defense
January 11, 2019 — Fire detection plays a vital role in providing fire safety in protecting people, property and contents, in plain contrast to 50 years ago when any sort of automatic fire detection was a rarity in any facility... MORE

Smoke alarms are a key part of a home fire escape plan. When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. Working smoke alarms give you early warning so you can get outside quickly.

Smoke alarms and fire extinguishers: the dynamic duo of fire safety
January 3, 2018 — Often taken for granted is the smoke detector, which is a common feature in American homes. Surveys conducted for National Fire Prevention Association, or NFPA, found that 97 percent of the household surveyed reported having, at minimum, one smoke alarm. Based on those surveys, that means almost five million households do not have any smoke alarms at all... MORE

Smoke alarms and fire extinguishers are the dynamic duo of fire safety.

Smoke alarms, fire extinguishers: household necessities
January 13, 2017 — Fire detection plays a vital role in providing fire safety in protecting people, property and contents, in contrast to 50 years ago when any sort of automatic fire detection was a rarity in any facility... MORE