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I-Team: Alarming Smoke Detector Tests

You would think the loud wailing sound of a smoke alarm would wake anyone up.

CBS 11–2013/05/09

Dallas Fire Says All Smoke Alarms Should Have Battery Backup

A cold night means another log on the fire in Tim Rutledge’s Forest Lane apartment. It would have been a risky decision just two months ago, when the building across from his burned and the smoke detectors were not even working.

2013/01/01

CBS 11 Investigates: A Warning About Your Smoke Detector

If you have a smoke alarm in your home, you hope — and assume — it will go off in the case of a fire. But we’ve learned the most common detector out there — the one you likely have — might not warn you in time to save your family.

CBS 11–2012/11/08

Smoke Alarm Could Earn Wylie Residents Free Pizza

A working smoke detector could get you a free pizza this week in Wylie.

2011/10/10

Quick-Thinking Officers Rescue Family From Burning Home

Two officers patrolling the 700 block of Redbird Lane in Oak Cliff noticed smoke pouring out of the chimney of a residence around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and quickly responded, pulling a mother and her three daughters out safely.

CBSDFW.COM–2010/12/08