The sound and frequency of a smoke detector's beeping helps indicate what the problem is, from a false alarm to needing a new ...

No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.

At least two buildings at the Boston University Medical Campus had to be evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to reports of ...

From smart smoke detectors to speakers that can listen for alarms, I've rounded up the best fire defenses your home should ...

The Scotia Fire Department responded to almost 30 false alarms in June. Fire officials say the calls that started after a change in water pressure at The Glenville Business and Technology Park are ...

Firefighters in Illinois responded to 17,437 more false alarms in 2024 than they did three years earlier when the Illinois State Fire Marshal first began tracking those figures. But while some of ...

Gwinnett County firefighters are conducting door-to-door visits to deliver an urgent safety message after a record year of fire deaths in the county.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A recent three-alarm fire on Buffalo's East side has raised serious questions about the city’s fire hydrant system. Buffalo Common Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart called on the Buffalo ...

Three units in the vacant Villa Norte Apartment complex in Shreveport caught fire on May 1. Nearly 40 firefighters responded to the scene and brought the fire under control within approximately 18 ...

WHAT THEY SHOW AND WHAT THEY DON’T. KAREN AND ERICA, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SIX YEARS OF FIRE INSPECTION RECORDS FOR GABRIEL HOUSE. NOW, EXPERTS TELL US THEY DON’T RAISE SERIOUS RED FLAGS, BUT THAT DOESN ...