Berks County is significantly reducing thousands of manual alarm notifications handled by its emergency communications center (ECC) and accelerating emergency response through the launch of Automated ...

The aging system that logs and tracks Baltimore’s public safety calls experienced about a dozen “failures” throughout 2024 and 2025, according to City Council President Zeke Cohen. Cohen called that ...

Tennesseans can now get free carbon monoxide detectors from the state.

CHELMSFORD — The Chelmsford Fire Department touted a 25% enrollment rate in its “Get Alarmed Chelmsford” program at Chelmsford Commons last month, and a little more than a month later the department ...

A program provided through the State Fire Marshal's Office offering free smoke detectors is expanding to offer free carbon monoxide detectors following related deaths in last month's winter storm.

A three-alarm blaze broke out at a residential building located at 19th Street and Broadway in Oakland about 7 a.m. Bay Area hip hop legend Mistah F.A.B. owns the Dope Era clothing store located on ...

Free smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors available for qualifying residents in Tennessee as part of the "Get Alarmed, Tennessee!" initiative ...

Numerous suppliers provide systems that have color-changing lights, ramping audible tones, and text-to-speech readouts, among other tools, to provide means to minimize ...

If there's a bushfire warning for your area, follow your bushfire survival plan. Remember, it's always safest to leave early. If the weather is too hot for you, it's too hot for your pets. Know what ...

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A Maryland family escaped a dangerous early-morning house fire after smoke alarms and residential sprinklers activated in time to get them out safely, fire officials said. The fire broke out at a ...