If a sound accompanies your smoke detector's flashing red light, however, it may mean that immediate action needs to be taken. The reasons for this can vary depending on your brand of smoke detector.

Since 2014, the Red Cross's Sound the Alarm program has rallied hundreds of volunteers to assess and replace smoke detectors. The effort aims to reduce home fire deaths in Wisconsin.

The smoke over Michigan the next few days doesn’t look extremely thick, but the smoke won’t clear either. At midday Thursday the smoke is expected to be visible over most of Michigan.

In Michigan alone, the Red Cross has installed more than 85,000 free smoke alarms in homes, making over 33,000 homes safer. They are Sounding The Alarm to ensure homes have a working, up-to-date ...

The local Red Cross chapter, Metro New York North, is providing smoke alarm installations for free for New Rochelle residents who sign up. News Sports Rockland Westchester Food Advertise ...

The Red Cross states that working smoke alarms cut the risk of death by 50%. A spokeswoman for the agency noted in an email that, as of mid-March, more people have died in home fires in ...

An orange or red moon outside of a lunar eclipse is often caused by pollution, such as smoke or dust. The moon will appear red during the eclipse, as sunlight is filtered through Earth's atmosphere.

Here’s the forecast of the PM2.5 concentration for noon Thursday and noon Friday. The smoke over Michigan the next few days doesn’t look extremely thick, but the smoke won’t clear either.