As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...

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 ...

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 ...

So far this year, firefighters have responded to 44 alarms. Of that number 98% were false alarms. The New Philadelphia Fire Department responded to 140 fire alarms in 2023 and 114 in 2024. Of those ...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The frequency of false alarms from business and home alarm systems has St. Charles officials taking steps to better manage the issue. This spring, the city council ...

The high frequency of false burglary alarms in Tulsa has caused such a burden for the police department that a new response system may be needed. A study on the number of false alarms in Tulsa showed ...

A new investigation into fire incidents in England has revealed that a massive 93.7% of callouts to student halls of residence are false alarms. The study, conducted by health and safety consultants ...