Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Businesses with faulty fire alarms that repeatedly go off erroneously and tie up city firefighters’ — and their equipment’s — ...

Encinitas will be tripling many of its fees for responding to false fire alarm calls in an effort to reduce the “nuisance” incidents that the fire department responds to each year. “It’s a behavior we ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A fire was falsely reported in the 200 block of S Barstow St. Tuesday afternoon. According to our photojournalist on scene, there is no smoke or flames visible but several ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ — Repeated false fire alarms at several locations across Hawthorne drew concern from borough officials, as council members discussed the strain placed on emergency responders and the ...

ATLANTA — Tenants at an apartment complex say constant false fire alarms are keeping them up at night and causing them emotional stress. A manager at Bexley Summerhill apartments admits the false fire ...

The Springfield News-Sun knows that personal safety and government spending are important to readers, and we have a team of reporters here dedicated to covering those topics. Law enforcement agencies ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The city of Encinitas voted to increase fees for nuisance fire alarm calls to help reduce strain on its fire department. The Encinitas Fire Department responded to 493 ...