It's always a good idea to check your smoke alarms to make sure they are working. However, Northwest Fire does recognize that ...

He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home appliances and smart devices including robot vacuums, smoke/CO detectors and air conditioning units.

All battery-operated smoke alarms have test buttons. Once it’s installed, routine checks are important. Chief Buchanan recommends testing batteries more often than twice a year. “I think we need to do ...