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 ...

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems. Residential smoke alarm systems, including interconnecting wiring, are not covered by Art. 760 because they are not ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an ...

Are you really maintaining your fire alarm system? Fire alarm systems are expected to help protect people, property, and assets. But you can’t tell if they’re fully operational just by looking at them ...

The fire alarm industry is full of rules. I’ve previously explained each of the six categories of rules, which apply, respectively, to manufacturers, what to install, how to install, to individuals, ...

If it weren’t bad enough to learn that the Second Avenue Subway has yet to obtain its final safety certificate, here’s another cause for concern: the subway line’s fire alarm system has been offline ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Investigators with the Charleston Fire department say the fire alarm system at the Regal Apartment building was not working when they arrived on the scene to battle a massive fire ...

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CHAPARRAL, N.M. - A majority of homes in this unincorporated border community of 16,000 are mobile structures — an affordable option in a place where, per U.S. Census data, median household income ...

An Oahu school has been without a fire alarm system for years. A viewer reached out to us about the issue at King Intermediate School in Kaneohe, concerned that the campus hasn’t had a working fire ...