Last month, sales of the Nest Protect smoke alarm were suddenly halted after the Google-owned company discovered a malfunction with one of the product’s key features. By design, a simple wave of the ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Always assume a sounding smoke alarm means there’s a fire and get to safety if need be. But what about when your smoke ...

Q. My neighbors’ smoke alarm went off at 3 a.m. Fortunately, it was a false alarm, but they didn’t know how to turn it off. What do I do if my smoke alarm does the same? A. In 2014, 33 percent of ...