Two new high-rises that opened in Ann Arbor last August increased the Ann Arbor Fire Department's workload by several dozen ...

When a residential or business security alarm activates, two Maui police officers are dispatched to the scene. It’s likely that they’ve been diverted from other police business, on the chance that ...

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 ...

Greensburg firefighters say they're tired of racing to calls that turn out to be nothing. They say nearly one in five alarms they respond to is false, and now the city's ready to crack down on ...

When a high-pitched whine pierces the normal hum of campus, most students take little notice as a few unlucky residents wander out to the quad, resigned to several minutes of another fire alarm. But ...

New video shows police clearing classrooms at IDEA Judson. Lockdowns across multiple districts this week—many false alarms—are fueling fear and safety concerns.

Greenville County Schools, the largest school system in South Carolina, is still navigating a new form of security on school campuses. We're told Raptor Alert badges improve safety and emergency ...

DIORIO SHOWS US WHAT THESE CALLS HAVE COST OVER TIME. BETWEEN TIME, MANPOWER AND FUEL. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THESE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT UP AND RUNNING FOR A CALL. AND ...

This bird lies for a living. Here’s what biological researchers have gleaned about its intelligence by observing its clever ...

The Darien Police Department is reminding the community that all burglar alarm systems in the Town of Darien must be ...

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports that shortly after 1 p.m. today, a silent alert designed for schools and organizations to instantly signal for help, known as a Centegix alert, was activated ...