New York State to require 10-year smoke detectors

A 10 year smoke dectectors with a non-removable battery on the wall of an apartment in New York on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill requiring all smoke detectors have non-removable batteries by January 1, 2017. The older models are prone to people pulling out the batteries to prevent cooking from setting off the alarm. (�� Richard B. Levine) (Photo by Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty Images)