PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DO NOT HAVE THEM. >> SAINT CLAIR TOWNSHIP. HE ENGULFED HOUSE FIRE. >> ON JANUARY 27, THE TENNEY FAMILY NEARLY ESCAPED THEIR HOME. >> SMOKE DAMAGE, FIRE DAMAGE, ...

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 ...

Nearly everyone is familiar with the incessant chirp of a smoke alarm in need of batteries and a lucky few have had the devices alert them to fires in what turned out to be life-saving situations. But ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Red Cross installed free smoke alarms Saturday for people in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, who are deaf or hearing impaired. The alarms known as "bed shakers," use a strobe ...

An effort is underway to install special smoke alarms in the homes of deaf and hard of hearing Iowans. Report from Radio Iowa’s Pat Curtis: Iowa State Fire Marshal Ray Reynolds was on hand Tuesday as ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The American Red Cross and Chicago Fire Department were out in the Chatham neighborhood on Saturday, giving special smoke alarms to members of the deaf community. People who are deaf ...

People who failed to get a free strobe smoke detector for the deaf and hard of hearing last fall aren’t out of luck. Rochester Deputy Fire Chief Lyle Felsch said the department still has about 100 ...

WITH the Coffs Coast experiencing such a dangerous fire season so far, seniors with hearing difficulties should take advantage of new smoke alarms. And our firefighters will install them for free.

The Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office has about 500 free smoke alarms to distribute to lower-income residents who are deaf or hearing impaired. Funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

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ELSMERE, Ky. -- An Elsmere man escaped a fire in his home early Friday, thanks to a special smoke detector. Firefighters said they arrived at the Hawk Drive home just before 6:30 a.m. to find most of ...