Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tenants at an apartment complex say constant false fire alarms are keeping them up at night and causing them emotional stress. A ...

The Borough Council introduced a modified version Tuesday night of a fire alarm ordinance that seeks to reduce the number of false fire alarm calls. If passed, the ...

DIORIO SHOWS US WHAT THESE CALLS HAVE COST OVER TIME. BETWEEN TIME, MANPOWER AND FUEL. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THESE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT UP AND RUNNING FOR A CALL. AND ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ — Repeated false fire alarms at several locations across Hawthorne drew concern from borough officials, as council members discussed the strain placed on emergency responders and the ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — When the 19-story Legacy high-rise opened behind the Michigan Theater last August, it welcomed hundreds of ...

Greensburg firefighters say they're tired of racing to calls that turn out to be nothing. They say nearly one in five alarms they respond to is false, and now the city's ready to crack down on ...

GREENSBURG, Pa. — The Greensburg City Council approved an ordinance that would hold property owners accountable for faulty fire alarms. Meaning alarms that go off as a result of a mechanical issue, ...

After the Cottage Grove Volunteer Fire Department saw high volumes of false alarm calls last year, the Cottage Grove Village Board is working to update its ordinance to try to ...