For the last few years, I’ve carried around a primitive mobile device called the Light Phone II, otherwise known as a “dumbphone.” It’s a tiny hunk of gray plastic approximately the size of a credit ...

Ohio fire officials urge residents to check smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when clocks 'spring forward' this weekend.

THEY EXPECT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION BIDDING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. A NEW PROGRAM AT OLDHAM COUNTY WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS PREPARED IN AN EMERGENCY. THE SAFE HOME PROGRAM GIVES NEIGHBORS ...

Fire department leaders point to research linking gradually increasing alert volume to smaller heart-rate increases.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with the American Red Cross of Southwest Georgia, Columbus Fire & EMS, and volunteers plan to install nearly 80 free smoke alarms in local homes on Saturday. This ...

NOCKAMIXON TWP., Pa. - A barn in Nockamixon Twp. burst into flames Thursday morning. According to 911 dispatchers, the fire alerted a second alarm around 10:40 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police Trooper ...

One person was killed, another remains missing and several others were injured after a four-alarm fire tore through a private home in Queens on Monday, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief David Simms ...

Blaring fire station sirens replaced with ‘calmer’ alarms to help firefighters - The new system featuring softer alarms went ...

DANBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The Danbury Fire Department rolled out a new firehouse alarm system in September to reduce firefighters’ stress when calls come in. The alarm uses softer volumes that gradually ...

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS ON SUNDAY AND BESIDES TURNING YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD AN HOUR, LT. JOHN NELSEN OF SIOUX CITY FIRE ...