I am currently in Europe on a business trip and received a call this weekend that would rattle any homeowner. The property manager of my townhome complex left four messages on my mobile phone that my smoke alarms were ringing. This prompted my neighbors to call the fire department, who thankfully did not detect any flames or smoke from the outside, and concluded that there was no fire.
However, the bad news was that my alarms continued to ring non-stop and needed to be turned off manually at the circuit breaker. Being a single homeowner and 3,000 miles away, I needed help fast and turned to my family to come to the rescue. I was relieved that they already were equipped with a spare set of keys to my house and were able to take care of the situation easily.
