The reason for the concentration of alarms in or near sleeping areas is obvious: Fires may have a chance to spread before a ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - The Independence Fire Department and American Red Cross partnered with a local church to install smoke alarms in Independence homes. “Sound the Alarm” is a nationwide ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — With house fires on the rise in 2025, first responders are working to save lives by installing smoke alarms in metro homes. In a house fire, seconds can be the difference between ...

UPDATE (5:50 p.m.): Mobile Fire Rescue Department officials talked to News 5 about the “smoke alarm blitz” happening on Tuesday. The event comes after a 5-year-old was killed in a house fire on Sept.