The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

These employ both technologies — ionization and photoelectric — in one device. All three types of smoke alarms come in battery, hard-wired and smart versions. Each offers different advantages.

or choose a model that utilizes both ionization and photoelectric sensors. A silence or hush button so you can quickly silence false alarms caused by cooking smoke. There must be one smoke alarm ...