Beep. Beep. Beeeeeeep. Is there anything more piercing than the incessant, shrill tone of a smoke or fire alarm? And raise your hand if you’ve ever had them go off for no good reason. (Mine’s up!) You ...
The sound and frequency of a smoke detector's beeping helps indicate what the problem is, from a false alarm to needing a new ...
As part of Fire Prevention Week, the American Red Cross is reminding families that preparation and awareness can make all the ...
The Peoria Fire Department and the Office of the Illinois Fire Marshal held a press conference to stress the importance of ...
“One message for fire prevention week is test those smoke alarms,” said McLeieer. “Many fire departments across the state of ...
Nicely Elementary School in Greensburg has been operating without a functional fire alarm system for nearly a month following a power surge, which rendered the alarm panel inoperable. The school, ...
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 ...