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Fire Department Reps Discuss Smoke Detectors

Last year, Metro firefighter Mike Turner tried to get a law passed that would require dual detectors in homes. The bill failed, but fire chiefs Monday said they would support this year. More>>

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Detectors Leave Victims 'Trapped by Smoke'
Detectors Leave Victims 'Trapped by Smoke'
A NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that not all smoke detectors are equal. In fact, the most common type has an alarming rate of failure.more>>
An Alarming Failure: How to Tell the Difference
An Alarming Failure: How to Tell the Difference
So how can you tell which type of smoke detector you have in your home?more>>
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Putting Smoke Detectors To The Test
Putting Smoke Detectors To The Test
Will a smoke detector wake up a family if there's a fire? "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" put them to the test.more>>
An Alarming Failure: Troubled History
An Alarming Failure: Troubled History
Over the years, numerous lawsuits and complaints have been filed about ionization smoke detectors that failed to sound the alarm.more>>
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Widow: Smoke Detector Failed Husband
Widow: Smoke Detector Failed Husband
You may not realize it but simply having a smoke detector may not be enough to ensure your family survives a fire. That's a lesson one Middle Tennessee woman learned the hard way. more>>
An Alarming Failure: What the Experts Say
An Alarming Failure: What the Experts Say
What type of smoke detector should you have? Here's what the experts say.more>>
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Lawmakers Want Law Changed to Save Lives
Lawmakers Want Law Changed to Save Lives
NewsChannel 5 investigation of smoke detectors prompts state lawmakers to call for change.more>>
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Lawmaker Advocates For Smoke Detector Changes
Lawmaker Advocates For Smoke Detector Changes
State lawmakers Wednesday got their first look at legislation prompted by a NewsChannel 5 investigation into smoke detectors. It exposed how the most common devices often have trouble detecting smoke.more>>
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Feds, Manufacturers Do Little To Protect Consumers
Feds, Manufacturers Do Little To Protect Consumers
If you're like most people, you probably have the wrong kind of smoke detector in your house. So why are they still being sold? And why aren't consumers being warned?more>>
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Smoke-Detector Maker Aims To Kill Legislation
Smoke-Detector Maker Aims To Kill Legislation
A smoke detector manufacturer is fighting hard and spending lots of money to kill legislation that would ban ionization smoke detectors in Tennessee.more>>
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Fire Dept. Gives Away Questionable Detectors
Fire Dept. Gives Away Questionable Detectors
The Metro Fire Department has announced it will give away free smoke detectors. But there are serious flaws with those detectors.more>>

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NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
NewsChannel 5 investigates lavish spending and other questionable activities at the Upper Cumberland Development District, an agency that's supposed to create jobs and help the poor.
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NC5 Investigates: Policing for Profit
NC5 Investigates: Policing for Profit
A months-long investigation finds interstate drug agents more concerned about seizing suspected drug money -- than stopping the flow of drugs. Investigation also uncovers questions about police tactics. WEB EXTRA video and documents included.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
"NewsChannel 5 Investigates" follows the money in Davidson County Clerk John Arriola's office, including cash pocketed for performing weddings on taxpayer time, tax dollars spent to promote Arriola's name and face, and other questionable expenditures.more>>
Local Charity Accused Of Misusing Federal Grant Money
Local Charity Accused Of Misusing Federal Grant Money
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The government gave hundreds of thousands of your tax money to turn a house into a home for homeless veterans, so why does it sit empty today?more>>
The government gave hundreds of thousands of your tax money to turn a house into a home for homeless veterans, so why does it sit empty today?more>>
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Undercover Pain Clinic Video Shocks Lawmakers
Undercover Pain Clinic Video Shocks Lawmakers
Tennessee has passed new laws to stop the abuse of highly addictive prescription pain pills, but an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation raises questions about how well those laws are working.
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Tennessee has passed new laws to stop the abuse of highly addictive prescription pain pills, but an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation raises questions about how well those laws are working.more>>

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