Prevention is the best insurance.

Installing them in the house is a good first step, but there’s a lot more to making sure they’re effective if a fire ignites.

This post was paid for by an advertiser. The Herald-Dispatch newsroom was not involved in its creation. Fire safety at home is not just a precaution—it is a responsibility that every family must take ...

When individuals are imagining fire safety at home they tend to think of the more dramatic scenes - kitchen fire, broken gas lines or a big electrical malfunction. As much as these dangers exist, ...