Photos from New York, Washington, DC, and other parts of the Northeast show red, glowing skies as Canadian wildfires send smoke south.

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.

Volunteers who sign up to participate would be working with other Red Cross volunteers and staff along with local fire departments. If you’re interested in volunteering, you can sign up here .

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.

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 ...

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.

Smoke may also impact those using the Dowdy Lake and West Lake recreation areas. Smoke may be visible from the Red Feather Lakes area as prescribed burning operations are set to resume in mid-April.

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 ...

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.