Smoke Detectors

A story posted on WILX.com was a huge eye-opener about the use of smoke detectors.

A police officer was at the right place at the right time, wilx.com said. There was a couple who was sleeping and they didn't know their house was in flames. The officer went in and saved the couple from the blazing house.

From experience, smoke detectors can go off because of moisture in the air. So when you have a smoke detector near the bathroom and you get it foggy in the bathroom, it can cause the smoke detector to go off. So, because of this, people take the battery out to make it so they don't go off. Or they take the batteries out because of the sensitivity of the detector.

This is an important reminder of families to check their smoke detectors often. Once something catches on fire, it doesn't take long for the rest of things to go up as well.