Everyone’s heard the siren of a fire truck as it zooms down the street. But the sounds associated with fire alerts have changed over time. All around the Pittsburgh region, fire stations alert ...

Unless you are privileged beyond even American comprehension, the sound of a siren should be familiar to you. That ghastly wail, building on the horizon, is our go-to elucidation of the befuddling ...

Figuring out what alarm is chirping and why can be a conundrum and it’s likely to start happening more as carbon monoxide detectors reach the end of their useful life. That’s why the theme for 2021 ...

Philadelphia residents should not be alarmed if they hear sirens blaring on Thursday night. The sirens are part of a citywide fire drill being conducted by the fire department. All 63 of the city's ...

Some Huntington Beach residents got a rude awakening early Friday when the city’s emergency alert sirens were activated at about 4 a.m., raising fears of a tsunami or another emergency. But city ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — First responders scrambled Tuesday to calm people when warning sirens were inadvertently activated at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station directing people to evacuate the beaches ...

If two New York City lawmakers get their way, the long, droning siren from police cars, fire trucks and ambulances that has been part of the city's soundtrack for generations — WAAAAAhhhhhhh — would ...

WEST PEORIA — When the siren goes off, Fire Chief Terry Schadt says that's a sign that help's on the way. But those not in the know, or who aren't longtime residents of West Peoria, might instead ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - We are well into spring and Wisconsin’s severe weather season. Over the past few weeks, there have already been numerous severe weather events. Eau Claire County’s emergency ...

Outdoor emergency warning sirens went off across Dallas late Friday, despite no severe weather or any other live emergency threat. A city spokesman originally said a system malfunction had caused the ...

Apple has added a useful accessibility feature to iOS 14 called Sound Recognition that can notify users about important sounds like fire alarms and doorbells, as noted by Federico Viticci. This is ...