A firefighter-built smoke detector uses silent strobe lights to help firefighters locate and rescue pets during house fires.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing St. Paul residents and their families are getting some peace of mind from a new program that offers a "visual smoke alarm" with a piercing siren and a strobe light. Deaf and ...

The FireTag makes it much easier to find your dog during a house fire, solving a worry for pet parents. Worried about your pets getting trapped in a fire? Startup Rescue Retriever is here at CES with ...

Rescue Retriever makes light-up devices to help firefighters locate your pets in the event of a fire. The company's flagship ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. I recently ran into someone who had this story ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.