Business fires cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damages every year, making this one of the most important safety issues for business owners and office or facility managers to address.

You may hear it if you own a scanner. Whenever there's a fire, firefighters call for a first alarm, then maybe a second... or even more. But what does it mean? What does each alarm indicate? Basically ...

Fire detection system employs the Internet of Things technology to detect and report fires in minutes, authorities say.

Learn how to make a simple fire alarm with our step-by-step guide in this video! Discover the essential components and ...

Nicely Elementary School in Greensburg has been operating without a functional fire alarm system for nearly a month following a power surge, which rendered the alarm panel inoperable. The school, ...

When the Massachusetts 911 system for emergency calls stopped working on Tuesday afternoon, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox noted the city already had a backup solution in place. Use those ...

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on fire alarms in Pittsfield. Back in the 1950s and '60s, you could find fire alarm boxes in Pittsfield on telephone poles or on walls of ...

York City will be finally retiring its fire alarm system, a 19th-century response mechanism that has already been phased out over several years. Maintaining the city's Gamewell alarm system at the ...