The Calera City Council approved an ordinance to regulate false alarms for the fire department at its regularly scheduled ...

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 ...

Homeowners in Calera with malfunctioning alarm systems that notify firefighters of a fake emergency are about to be held ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...

Greensburg firefighters say they're tired of racing to calls that turn out to be nothing. They say nearly one in five alarms they respond to is false, and now the city's ready to crack down on ...

The Brenham Fire Department went out to two calls on Thursday. Just after 10:45 a.m., units responded to a fire alarm at the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center, 600 Blinn Boulevard. The alarm ...

The Greensburg City Council approved an ordinance that would hold property owners accountable for faulty fire alarms. Meaning alarms that go off as a result of a mechanical issue, not due to flames or ...

In a world where data is shared seamlessly and instantaneously, the lack of intelligence in legacy fire alarm systems is ...

ORANGE, Ohio – Village Council has passed an ordinance that is designed to help the Orange Police and Fire departments collect unpaid fees incurred by property owners for false alarms. The ordinance ...