We spoke to a fire safety expert and weighed the pros and cons of cost, reliability and installation of hardwired smoke alarms versus battery-operated. Here’s everything you need to know.

Willmar Fire Chief Frank Hanson told the West Central Tribune in a phone interview that anyone in those cities can request up to three smoke alarms per household. "We can only replace battery-operated ...

October is Fire Prevention Month ... which detects both flaming and smoldering fires. It’s battery-operated and can be interconnected, so if one alarm goes off, the others will follow.