Security and Safety Are Your Smoke Detectors Working? By Lisa Martin 1.4.13 3,500 Americans died in house fires in 2012. Dead smoke alarm batteries remain the biggest culprit. How to Access the content Welcome! If you receive Texas Heritage for Living magazine, sign in here. Otherwise, we invite you to click here to enjoy the content as our guest. RELATED ARTICLES 6 Ways to Help Prevent Package Theft Construction Safety 101 Summer Safety Roundup Preparation Key to a Safe Evacuation 4 Tornado Myths Busted