Firefighters in Illinois responded to 17,437 more false alarms in 2024 than they did three years earlier when the Illinois State Fire Marshal first began tracking those figures. But while some of ...

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It is a familiar story on campus: the ringing bells, the loud alarm and the evacuation process — all to find someone burned their popcorn in the microwave. A typical false fire alarm causes disruption ...

DIORIO SHOWS US WHAT THESE CALLS HAVE COST OVER TIME. BETWEEN TIME, MANPOWER AND FUEL. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THESE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT UP AND RUNNING FOR A CALL. AND ...

Greensburg firefighters say they're tired of racing to calls that turn out to be nothing. They say nearly one in five alarms they respond to is false, and now the city's ready to crack down on ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s not just a break-in that can cost you as a homeowner; a false alarm could, too. And if you don’t have an active permit for your system, that price could soon be higher under the ...

If you tell your partner that you spent $100 on a rare bobblehead for your office, when the full price was actually $1,000, have you said anything false? Literally, you did spend $100; you just spent ...