The United States does not have a federally mandated set of rules for the fire alarm industry; instead, we have a patchwork of rules that vary across all 50 states and more than 80,000 jurisdictions.
When fire crews arrived, they saw flames coming from the building. It was then escalated to a 2nd alarm around 7:40 a.m. and then a 3rd alarm just after 8:15 a.m. Chopper 6 flew near the scene ...
People north of New York City and in northern New Jersey are being warned about more smoke Thursday due to the Jennings Creek Fire, which is burning along the New Jersey and New York border. Meanwhile ...
SOUTH Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service were called out to more than 4,500 ‘false alarms’ over the last year increasing the workload on already stretched services across the town.Home Office figures ...
A three-alarm fire broke out near a beach in Marshfield on Wednesday, drawing firefighters from neighboring towns to help quell the blaze, officials said. Around 12:30 p.m., fire officials in ...
Nuisance False Alarm Call: The activation of a fire alarm system through a mechanical failure, equipment malfunction or improper maintenance or installation of the system, but does not include the ...
Residents of 726 Commonwealth Ave. said they could barely hear the fire alarms in their dormitory after a small fire on Oct. 11 which disrupted asbestos building material. Boston University residence ...