Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Installing and maintaining smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors can save your life. Fortunately, they’re inexpensive and easy to put in place. Basic smoke detectors cost as little as $15 and ...

The hazards of smoke inhalation are often underestimated, yet twice as many people die from breathing smoke from fires than die from burns, and smoke and deadly gases from a fire spread farther and ...