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 ...

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has been called out to more than 34,000 false fire alarms over the past five years, a new investigation has revealed. Figures obtained by Personal Injury ...

Firefighters at the scene said the fire spread to the roof and two fifth-floor apartments. It was not immediately clear how the fire started. The FDNY said the main body of the fire was ...

The Coon Rapids Fire Department said smoke alarms helped keep a family safe after a fire began to burn their home. On Oct. 19, fire crews learned of a house fire. Upon arriving at the house ...

BURKE, Va. (DC News Now) — Crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were battling a two-alarm townhouse fire in Burke on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a townhome in the ...

SHARONVILLE, Ohio (WXIX) - Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning two-alarm fire at a Sharonville shopping center near Interstate 275. It was reported shortly before 7 a.m ...

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 ...

Not all wildfires can be averted, but data, models and collaborations can help to chart a course to a fire-resilient future. Jennifer K. Balch is a fire ecologist and director of the Environmental ...

AREN'T ANY OTHER CONCERNS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD NOW THAT THE FIRE IS OUT. PEOPLE LIVING IN A BURLINGTON APARTMENT BUILDING WILL NEED A PLACE TO STAY TONIGHT. AFTER A FIRE OVERNIGHT. AT THEIR MAIN ...

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 ...

When was the last time you checked the batteries in your smoke alarm? If you can’t easily answer that question, it might be time to review best practices for preventing a fire in your home. After all, ...