I tested 14 top shop vacs to see how they fared with wet and dry messes, and evaluated their suction power, portability and ease of use. Three came out as the best.

Not all household appliances are suitable for multiple sockets. Read on to find out what you need to watch out for.

The “blackout” backup isn’t about surviving the apocalypse; it’s about making a Tuesday night power outage annoying rather than disastrous. The goal is a system that keeps your Wi-Fi on, your laptop ...

Fire and carbon monoxide are the biggest safety issues if generators are misused or not installed properly. Electrocution is ...

Refuel only after turning off the generator and allowing it to cool for at least 15 minutes. Gasoline spilled on hot engine parts can ignite instantly. Store your fuel in away from living spaces and ...

A Tennessee family was threatened by their homeowners’ association to remove the generator heating their house while the neighborhood was plunged into darkness during below-freezing ...

Home heating fires surge during the winter months, with nearly half occurring between December and February, according to the National Fire Protection Association. NFPA data shows space heaters and ...

Every generator and power station has two numbers listed on it: starting watts (sometimes called surge or peak watts) and ...

Learn how to prepare your home and safely connect a backup generator for power during outages from extreme weather or utility blackouts ...

Power has been restored to more than 2,000 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative customers overnight, according to a Monday morning news release.

Emergency equipment like portable generators are a helpful tool to have ready in case of an emergency event or power outage.

Fire and emergency management officials are urging Central Texans to avoid unsafe ways of staying warm during potential power outages.