If they’ve infested the sensor itself, read on. Pro Tip: If you’ve been plagued by false alarms, you’re not alone. According ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Officials are urging residents and business owners to do their part to ease the demand on first responders by taking steps to prevent false alarms at their property.

An active shooter call at a McComb mall was ruled false after deputies got to the root of the call. According to the Pike County Sheriff's social media page, deputies received a call about an active ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — People in Gulf Shores could start seeing big fines for false fire alarm calls and faulty elevators causing entrapment rescues. Hundreds of these types of calls tie up ...

(WBFF) — A bomb squad responded to a call for a suspicious package outside the Fox45 building today, but found no safety concern. Around 5:18 p.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of West ...

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 ...

Firefighters have been called out to 49 false alarms at the same block of flats in less than six months. A West Yorkshire ...

Even economist Claudia Sahm admits that her namesake recession indicator isn’t always a guarantee that the economy is headed toward a downturn. Sahm, an economist who previously worked at the ...

Two people recently returned to Germany from Rwanda who feared they had contracted the deadly Marburg virus have tested negative, health officials in Hamburg said Thursday. Doctors had placed the ...

WORCESTER ― A false alarm regarding a school shooting report that was allegedly called in by a student led to a massive police presence at Worcester Technical High School on Friday morning.

The L.A. County Fire Department determined that a reported plane crash off Rancho Palos Verdes was a false alarm and ended its search around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. A 911 caller ...