We rethought everything about the smoke alarm.
Phare is designed to set a new standard for smoke alarms. Here's what that means to us.
Earlier alerts and fewer false alarms.
Phare C1 is built to raise the bar for smoke alarms — detecting more fires, more accurately, while reducing false alarms. The C1's combination of advanced sensors and AI make these things possible.
It doesn't wait for the alarm to tell you there's a fire, either. Its early warning feature tells you an alarm is coming, so you can intervene without needing earplugs. The same is true for carbon monoxide — our high-resolution CO sensor provides alerts up to 30 minutes earlier than conventional alarms.
And early detection shouldn't come at the cost of false alarms. That's why the C1 is backed by our peace and quiet guarantee: no false alarms in the first 30 nights, or send it back for a full refund.
More than just a smoke alarm.
Phare C1 does more than just detect fire, smoke, and CO. We've built it with features that do more for you:
- Motion-activated path lighting
- Advanced air quality monitoring
- Intruder detection radar
- 4G connectivity for always-on coverage, especially in rentals and second homes
- Explainable alerts, so you always know what's really going on
Motion-activated path lightingThere's more on the way, too — wireless interconnection (fall 2026) and Matter integration (winter 2026). And if Phare is missing a feature you'd love, let us know. We read every support email, and we turn them into features more often than not.
Not beholden to big tech.
We're an independent company. We don't exist at the pleasure of a corporate parent. We're not one strategy shift away from obsolescence. We're here to stay — and if you've been left out in the cold with a product big tech abandoned, we're here for you.
Safety that doesn't stand still.
Our mission is to make homes safer. Unlike our peers, that mission doesn't end when we launch a product or sell it to a customer. It's ongoing — a constant effort over the life of the product.
When you build something that customers trust their lives to, you don't get to stop improving. Meeting a regulatory standard is a good start, but it's not enough. Being the best on the market is a good start, but it's not enough.
That's why Phare Protect exists. It supports ongoing research to enhance the algorithms the C1 uses to detect threats — enhancements we share with members, so their homes aren't just safe on day one, but ever safer over time.
Designed to belong in the modern home.
Most smoke alarms treat design as an afterthought. A button here, some vents there, match the ceiling color, and call it a day.
Not Phare C1. We invest in design because a well-designed product is more likely to be used — and a smoke alarm that's more likely to be used is, by definition, a safer one.
We've spent years crafting the C1 so that it looks, feels, and acts like something you can trust. And we're still obsessing over every detail today in service of our mission: making homes around the world safer. We'd love to do the same for yours.
