smoke detector
noun
: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke
called also smoke alarm
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These discounts range from 5% for a simple burglar alarm or smoke detector to upwards of 20% for more sophisticated sprinkler systems.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Seven people are locked up for running a theft ring that included pilfering more than $800,000 in smoke detectors from Home Depot stores across Florida — including Miami-Dade, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Detectives on the scene found smoke detectors without batteries, open and apparently used bottle of lighter fluid, as well as mail and prescription medication allegedly belonging to Brown, according to Johnson.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Central station fire alarms and monitored smoke detectors also offer early detection and ensure a fast response from first-responders, Dowling says, which can reduce fire damage severity dramatically.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Seven people are locked up for running a theft ring that included pilfering more than $800,000 in smoke detectors from Home Depot stores across Florida — including Miami-Dade, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Detectives on the scene found smoke detectors without batteries, open and apparently used bottle of lighter fluid, as well as mail and prescription medication allegedly belonging to Brown, according to Johnson.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Central station fire alarms and monitored smoke detectors also offer early detection and ensure a fast response from first-responders, Dowling says, which can reduce fire damage severity dramatically.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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