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Get ready for daylight saving time March 12

This weekend, we spring forward. As you adjust your clocks, it’s also a great time to check you smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Two-thirds of fire-related home deaths result from fires in … more

By Sam Pinto | 3/10/17

Red Cross team 7 — my team — shown outside the Freeport Fire Department, geared up to install smoke alarms in homes in Freeport: from left, Margaret Sukhram, Taryn Schmidt and Mark Kazemi.

Red Cross makes fire safety a priority

The door of the second-floor apartment opened, and the first thing we saw was a man in a wheelchair. My first thought was: two minutes. That’s all the time the experts say you have to … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 1/20/16

Be properly prepared for a fire in your home

By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . . more

10/1/15

Lawrence-based Achiezer will hold a fire safety clinic on Sunday that will include the Woodmere Fire Department. Achiezer founder, Rabbi Boruch Bender spoke during a press conference at the Woodmere firehouse on March 27.

Fire safety clinic at Achiezer

Achiezer will host a fire safety clinic in partnership with the Woodmere Fire Department at its office at 334 Central Ave. in Lawrence on Sunday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/27/15

What kind of smoke detectors?

Q. I was told by my village that I need to have smoke detectors in my two-family house in order to renew my application. more

8/9/13

Keep your family safe from fires

Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more

10/18/12

Detecting smoky and poisonous air

Q. I was told by my village that I need to have smoke detectors in my two-family house in order to renew my application. Even though I didn't have them before, I have to install them. One guy said they have to be hard-wired, but my electrician called and they said just battery-operated. Which is it? more

Monte Leeper | 5/14/10

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