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 ...

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 ...

Fire detection systems are designed to discover fires early in their development when time will still be available for the safe evacuation of occupants. Early detection also plays a significant role ...

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 ...

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 ...

The importance of fire alarm systems cannot be overstated. From saving lives to protecting valuable property and equipment, fire alarm systems are a mainstay of all modern buildings. So much so that ...

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 ...

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” ...

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A three-alarm fire is burning through an auto service center in Brooklyn. The fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. Monday on Empire Boulevard in the Crown Heights section ...

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 ...