An electrical outlet has an integrated environment detector such as a fire detector. The electrical outlet has an electrical outlet receptacle with one or more electrical sockets. The electrical outlet receptacle is adapted to be disposed in an electrical outlet box. Advantageously, carbon monoxide sensor along with at least one additional sensor such as heat, particle and smoke are disposed within or integral with the electrical receptacle. A wireless transmitter is operatively associated with the carbon monoxide sensor and the at least one additional sensor for identifying an environmental event such as a fire event.