Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

Small kitchen fires aren't as uncommon as you might think. In fact, cooking was the leading cause of 44% of reported fires in the U.S. between 2017 and 2021, according to the National Fire Protection ...

Installing them in the house is a good first step, but there’s a lot more to making sure they’re effective if a fire ignites.

A fire extinguisher can be a critical tool in the event of a fire in your home, but not all Americans have easy access to one. According to insurance agency The Zebra, about 70 percent of Americans ...