Encinitas City Council voted to increase fees for nuisance fire alarm calls to reduce strain on the fire department, with ...

Businesses with faulty fire alarms that repeatedly go off erroneously and tie up city firefighters’ — and their equipment’s — ...

A new city ordinance in Terre Haute is cracking down on businesses and public buildings with faulty fire alarm systems.

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 ...

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 ...

Encinitas homeowners and businesses that keep setting off fire alarms for no good reason are about to feel it in their ...

Smoke alarms save lives, but if they shriek every time you sear a steak or run a hot shower, you are more likely to silence or disable them than to trust them. The real fix is not to lower your guard, ...

Terre Haute firefighters typically respond to fire alarms with two engines, a ladder truck and a battalion chief.

ANN ARBOR, MI — When the 19-story Legacy high-rise opened behind the Michigan Theater last August, it welcomed hundreds of University of Michigan students. It also increased the workload of the Ann ...

Encinitas will be tripling many of its fees for responding to false fire alarm calls in an effort to reduce the “nuisance” ...