By 20 minutes into the fire, that was up to six houses involved with seven lines in service. An aerial truck was in service. Numerous companies were called into service as the number of alarms ...

Given the opportunity to do so while presenting his draft 2025 operating budget to council on Thursday, Cornwall Fire Services Chief Matthew Stephenson pulled no punches in discussing an alarming ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Department of Education is addressing years of safety concerns about working fire alarms at public schools. New data shows a significant improvement across the ...

As Ohioans prepare to move their clocks back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 3, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) reminds individuals this is the time to make sure their ...

The fire started around 5 p.m. and quickly grew to four alarms. Wells Fire Chief Mark Dupuis believes everyone made it out ok, with no report of injuries. Also read: Man found passed out with ...

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 ...

Burned toast or steaming hot showers setting off fire alarms could cost Edmontonians starting next year as the fire department hopes to cut down on a spike in unnecessary calls. Edmonton Fire ...

Greater Manchester fire and rescue services attended the highest number of fire-related false alarms for more than a decade in 2023-24, new figures show. It comes as false fire alarms also hit a ...

Also, the fire alarm failed to activate during the incident. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the extinguishers were ineffective when used by hospital staff. Eyewitnesses and first responders ...

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 ...

Oxfordshire fire and rescue services attended a record number of false alarms in 2023-24, new figures show. It comes as fire services across England dealt with the highest number of false alarms ...