FireTron, Inc., the largest privately owned fire and life safety company in Texas, is proud to celebrate its 35th anniversary, marking more than three decades of growth, innovation, and trusted ...
In 2003, United States fire departments responded to 2,189,500 false alarms, excluding good intent and smoke scare calls. Everyday throughout the United States, fire departments respond to numerous ...
This month’s reader questions focus on sprinkler alarms. As it turns out, there is a lot of confusion over which NFPA rule — 13 or 72 — applies. Why does my local fire inspector think the fire alarm ...
A fire alarm at Canterbury Cathedral was set off by pigeons disturbing dust, a fire service has said. Five fire engines responded to the automatic fire alarm at the cathedral shortly before 20:00 BST ...
About a year and a half after a catastrophic fire shuttered Brockton Hospital, the majority of the five-level building's nearly $90-million renovation project is complete. To reach this point, the ...
MAHANOY CITY, Pa. — "So all you do is just pull this down," said Mahanoy City Fire Chief Dan Markiewicz, as he shows Newswatch 16 what it was like to call 911 during the World War One era, alerting ...
Strike the box! Pull the box! Box the still! We have a box! Box it, baby! Gimme a box! Mutual-aid box alarm! Strike out the box…. No matter how the term is used or what area you may be from, “the box” ...
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. — The MARC Penn Line, Metro Orange and Silver lines and Amtrak were all partially suspended Monday morning after a two-alarm fire near the tracks. Service has now resumed. MARC ...