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 ...

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

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.

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 ...