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.

The New York Fire Department responded to a three-alarm fire in Queens Thursday morning. The fire broke out around 11:20 a.m. ET on the western edge of the borough. The FDNY said in a press ...

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 ...

Each state has certain CO alarm testing requirements that ensure accuracy and reliability — international standards set these. In many states, the fire code ... between USA TODAY and Home ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a three alarm building fire that broke out around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024 at the Old Baltimore Pike Industrial ...

As the series nears its climax, the latest episode had fans witness housemates revisiting discussions that supposedly took place during a fire alarm evacuation earlier in the season. The intrigue ...

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 ...

“Smoke alarms are fundamental life safety tools and I’m urging all our residents to be sure they’re in place on every level of your home,” Nantucket Fire Chief Michael Cranson is quoted in ...

The man who died in Nantucket's fatal house fire Tuesday night was 62-year-old Peter Gurley, a report from the state Department of Fire Services said Thursday. According to the original press ...