In 2003, United States fire departments responded to 2,189,500 false alarms, excluding good intent and smoke scare calls. Everyday throughout the United States, fire departments respond to numerous ...

For many fire departments false fire alarms have become a nuisance and have lead to changes in response policies due to the number of alarms. The response may limit the number of units on the initial ...

LAFD – LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Fire Department crews, summoned at 3:51 AM on May 19, 2020 to investigate an automatic fire alarm activation at a fabric warehouse at 1914 South Mateo Street, arrived ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm and sprinkler activation at a building on Friday morning, though there was ultimately no widespread ...

The Honeywell SWIFT Wireless Gateway for the company's fire alarm system has been recalled due to a problem that may keep it from activating when needed. The cause of the problem is described as ...

ESOPUS, N.Y. — Town firefighters quickly extinguished a dryer fire on Broadway early Friday, according to an Esopus Fire Department press release. At about 4 a.m. Friday, June 9, the department was ...