False fire alarms can play havoc with a school day, as well as place huge strain on the fire services. But there are ways to reduce the number of incidents, advises the Fire Industry Association.

DETROIT — Three children are dead after a fire at a suburban Detroit home with no working smoke alarms, authorities said. One child called 911 shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday to report a fire at the ...

A second alarm was ultimately called. Nearly a dozen neighboring fire departments and police agencies responding to help, including the Belmont Police Department, the Charlotte Fire Department ...

Omaha firefighters investigate the scene Thursday after battling an early morning four-alarm fire at Bumper & Auto at 1715 S. 13th St. When crews arrived on scene, firefighters saw flames and ...

IT APPEARS THE FLAMES ARE OUT. BUT AGAIN, THERE’S A L Firefighters in Woburn are battling a two-alarm fire at a Union Street home on Tuesday afternoon. Video from Sky5 shows lots of smoke coming ...

THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. AND THAT BREAKING NEWS IS OUT OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, WHERE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FIRE THAT WAS ONCE A THREE ALARM BLAZE AT A RECYCLING PLANT. IT BROKE OUT ON REDMAN LANE ...

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is considering no longer attending some automatic alarm call outs due to the "unnecessary burden" they place on resources. The fire service has launched ...

The Manchester-by-the-sea Fire Department is battling a two-alarm house fire that broke out just before 10 p.m. Wednesday. The fire, at 120 Summer Street, is seen in photos engulfing the entire ...

Its cause remains under investigation. Initial reports of the fire came in at about 9:30 p.m. Shortly after, at approximately 9:40 p.m., a second alarm was sounded. While there were indications ...

UPDATE: The stores at Tri-City Plaza reopened for business reopened on Friday morning 1/17/25 after repairs to the fire alarm system were completed and a temporary fire pump installed, according ...

Multiple mobile homes caught on fire, prompting a second alarm fire department response, at the Beach Park Mobile Homes, 38703 North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, Monday afternoon. | Photo Submitted to ...