Residents in Lyndhurst, Chagrin Falls and Shaker Heights will need to change their ionization type smoke detectors to photoelectric ones.
Shaker Heights (Ohio) Fire Chief Kevin Jacobs told WKYC-TV, "We've found photoelectric smoke detectors tend to respond tens of minutes faster in a smoldering fire which are more common today than the fast burning fires."
The fire department plans to provide new photoelectric smoke detectors to residents who can't afford to make the switch.
Read WKYC's full story here.
