Fire department leaders point to research linking gradually increasing alert volume to smaller heart-rate increases.

Looking back to last October, Ashley Tremblay thinks it was the sound of fire breaking windows that woke her. It was 2:30 a.m ...

A study found that alert systems using an immediately loud sound increased firefighter heart rates by a median of seven beats a minute, compared with five beats a minute under a system that phased in ...

President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Broward County, Audra Berg, says: “We stand with the United States and Israel, ...

The Danbury Fire Department has implemented a new alert system that gradually increases volume to reduce stress among firefighters, improving response times and addressing health concerns associated ...

The department is taking a gentler approach to alerting firefighters of incoming calls, with alarms that start softly and a calm recorded voice.

All westbound lanes were closed between the Route 441/Columbia/Marietta and the Route 462/Wrightsville exits.

Police have released new video from a hydrogen truck explosion in Colton that left one person dead and another injured.

The Boerne Fire Department and the Bexar County Emergency Services Department No. 4 are working on long-term projects to bring new facilities online in Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch in an effort to ...

First responders in Douglas County have rolled out a new emergency warning system they say can help save lives.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Emergency crews are on scene of a fire that broke out at Fairwinds Treatment Center in Clearwater. According to Clearwater Fire Rescue officials, the alarm went off just after 5 a.m ...